The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Tunisia court jails potential presidential candidates and bars them from upcoming election

Critics say the move is aimed at targeting serious challengers to the current Tunisan president, Kais Saied.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024

Tunisia Would-be Hopefuls Arrested, Restrained Amid Presidential Race

A key Tunisian opposition figure and potential candidate for the upcoming presidential election jailed since October was sentenced to two years in prison late Monday night, according to local media.

International Business Times · Aug 5, 2024

Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places to remand suspected rioters

Former young offender institution repurposed and abandoned cells made safe, while scheme to free prisoners early continues

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

Rioters face years in prison after 'swift justice' promise from Home Secretary

Rioters face years in prison as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper promises ‘swift justice’

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024

Call for prison inmates to have free phone contracts to reduce suicides

Inspector warns ‘far too frequently’ he finds prisoners who took their own lives had no credit on their phone account

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024

The Weak and the Wicked/No Trees in the Street review – tough, old school British drama

★★★★☆ / ★★★☆☆Two of J Lee Thompson’s early films – a gritty women’s prison drama and a postwar crime thriller – serve as a reminder that the director deserves more kudos as an artist

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

When Influencers Go Too Far: 33 Times Their Craziest Acts For Content Made Headlines

To attract viewers, get clicks, and gain followers, some influencers go too far without realizing that what they’re doing is ignorant and sometimes even downright wrong. The post When Influencers Go Too Far: 33 Times Their Craziest Acts For Content Made Headlines first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Aug 5, 2024

White House will work ‘every single day’ to free US teacher from Russian prison

Aide says US had tried to include Marc Fogel in prisoner swap and officials will do ‘what they can’ to bring him home

The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2024

Labour must focus on the prison population

Letter: Crisis could be averted by not imprisoning mothers, non-payers of taxes and fines, and non-violent protesters, write Liz Middleton and Gail Coles

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024

Man gets life sentence for killing his 3 young sons at their Ohio home

A man has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole in the shooting deaths of his three young sons at their Ohio home last year

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2024