The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was taken into custody on November 22 after it was determined there was a “high risk” of him attempting to flee to a foreign embassy. The arrest took place as the Brazilian supreme court was analysing Bolsonaro’s final appeal against a 27-year prison sentence for…

The rapper is using a major asset.

Duško Knežević, an estranged ally of Montenegro's ex-President Milo Đukanović, is accused of fraud and money laundering. His lawyer claims the charges are politically motivated.

That was a fast turnaround... Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is set to publish a book next month called “A Prisoner’s Diary”, detailing his 20 days in jail. He was released from La Santé prison on 10 November.

A photo alleging that migrants dressed as sheep were arrested for attempting to enter Spain has gone viral. Fact-checking shows the claim is false. The men were performing a 'Shaun the Sheep' dance — not illegally migrating.

The new BBC series Prisoner 951 recounts Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's six-year imprisonment in Iran, detailing her arrest, legal battles, and long-awaited release.

Prisoners could be injured or die and police left at risk of attack if a deal on inmate transport is not honoured, a union says.

This tale of one family’s six-year ordeal just highlights what an unserious country Britain became in that era. The cast, including Joseph Fiennes, are excellent

4/5 Narges Rashidi is brilliant at conveying the silent trauma that pervades this BBC drama series