The Latest Breaking News from Prison

ACT govt to 'consider' coroner's advice after recent deaths in custody

Aboriginal Health leader demands independent progress report.

The Canberra Times · Aug 31, 2024

To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail

From beatings, to illness and hunger, freed Palestinian children say abuse rampant in Israeli jails after October 7.

Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2024

From Sing Sing to Star Wars Outlaws: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Colman Domingo stars in a touching drama about prison inmates who stage a musical, and a new adventure game lets you play an interstellar scoundrel in a galaxy far, far away

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

Justices promise at least 5 weeks between backlogged executions in South Carolina

South Carolina’s Supreme Court is promising to wait at least five weeks between putting inmates to death as the state restarts it death chamber with up to six executions looming

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024

Trump warns Mark Zuckerberg could ‘spend the rest of his life in prison’

Donald Trump resurfaced his baseless claims that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was engaged in a conspiracy to rig elections against him.

Fortune · Aug 30, 2024

Euphoria star Colman Domingo may be the lead of new A24 prison drama Sing Sing, but the former prisoners within its cast are the secret to its success

Big Screen Spotlight | The brilliant and honest performances from the former prisoners within its cast are what makes Sing Sing, well, sing

Total Film · Aug 30, 2024

US Court Upholds Decision To Reinstate Conviction Of 'Serial' Podcast Subject

The top court in the US state of Maryland on Friday upheld a ruling by a lower court reinstating the conviction of the man at the center of the hit podcast "Serial, who had served more than 20 years in prison for his ex-girlfriend's murder.

International Business Times · Aug 30, 2024

Prisoner whose escape in a dog crate became a movie dies behind bars

John Manard escaped with the help of a woman leading a dog training rehabilitation program at his prison

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024

Maryland's highest court orders redo of hearing that freed Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case

Maryland’s highest court has ruled a 2022 court hearing that freed Adnan Syed from prison violated the legal rights of the victim’s family and must be redone

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024

Prison population hits record high in England and Wales

Jail sentences handed to participants in recent riots thought to have exacerbated overcrowding

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024