The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Mom Breaks Silence As Teen Son Faces Years In Thai Jail Over Alleged $100 Airport Crime

"Should the kid have taken the watch? Absolutely not, but a 5-year prison sentence is insane."

Bored Panda · Jul 22

Bulletin PM briefing: Early prisoner release scheme ‘deplorable’ and new Iran threat

What is the early prisoner release scheme and why has it been branded ‘deplorable’? Family of British couple on hunger strike in Iran prison ‘sick with worry’. Iran sends direct warning to US after Trump threatens nuclear sites. Andy Burnham backs away from personal allowance increase – what we know.…

The Independent UK · Jul 22

What is the early prisoner release scheme and why has it been branded ‘deplorable’?

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The Independent UK · Jul 22

Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals

PM says he wants to ensure ‘everything has been looked at’ amid outrage at policy from family of PC Andrew Harper

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22

British couple in grave condition as they ramp up hunger strike in Iran jail: ‘We’re sick with worry’

Lindsay Foreman, who is now surviving on only water, has vowed to continue her hunger strike until death ‘to make sure everyone sees what is happening here’

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Early prison release scheme review after outrage over Pc Harper’s killers

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The Independent UK · Jul 22

Hong Kong jails British woman for 6 years for false rape claim

HONG KONG - A court in Hong Kong has sentenced a British woman to six years in prison after convicting her of blackmailing a compatriot for £100,000 over rape allegations.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22

PC Harper’s widow brands killers’ early release ‘deplorable’ as Andy Burnham to review scheme

Lissie Harper said that politicians are ‘making decisions from behind a desk that will have real and lasting consequences’ for the families of victims

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Mahmood and Streeting accused of making ‘cheap jokes’ about prisoner early release scheme

Victims of crime say it’s ‘no laughing matter’ after ministers caught on hot mic ‘ribbing’ about scheme

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22

Andrew Harper: No early release for main perpetrator in PC's killing, says Burnham

Pc Harper died after getting caught in a strap attached to the back of a car and dragged down a country road as three teenage suspects fled the scene of a burglary

Evening Standard · Jul 22