The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Russia Jails Playwright And Director For 'Justifying Terrorism'

A Russian military court on Monday sentenced a playwright and a theatre director to six years in prison on charges of "justifying terrorism" in a play about women marrying jihadists in Syria.

International Business Times · Jul 8, 2024

Labour must avoid release of high-risk offenders in prison plans, charity warns

Refuge raises concerns over measures to ease overcrowding in England and Wales after mistakes made under Tories

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024

East London dealer who would throw drugs over prison walls jailed for 22 years

Mohammed Jakir Hussain found guilty of helping to distribute £8m worth of drugs

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024

‘Opened my whole world up’: inside Oscar-tipped prison theater drama Sing Sing

An acclaimed movie spotlights a program offering a world of creativity to those living in a New York maximum security prison

The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2024

Scottish prisoners could be released after serving two-thirds of sentence

Long-term prisoners in Scotland could be released after serving one third of their sentence under Government plans.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 8, 2024

Blockade Australia climate activist sentenced to three months in jail over Port of Newcastle protest

Laura Davy, who travelled from Tasmania to take part in a protest at a coal terminal, will appeal prison sentence

The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2024

A shoe-fixing, key-cutting radical: why Labour’s new prisons minister is perfect for the job

James Timpson hires ex-offenders and thinks many prisoners shouldn’t be in jail, says Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024

Former prison guard who raped women has appeal rejected

A former NSW prison guard sentenced to more than two decades in jail for sexually assaulting nine women has lost a bid to overturn his conviction and sentence.

AAP · Jul 8, 2024

Labour consider plan to release prisoners after 40% of sentence served

Proposal is one of several being looked at by Ministry of Justice to address the ‘acute’ prison crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

She killed elderly women so she could shop with their credit cards. Now, Dana Gray wants better conditions for older prisoners

Dana Gray gained notoriety for killing three elderly women in the 1990s. Thirty years later, she talks to Andrea Cavallier about her life without parole sentence and how female inmates are taking a backseat to men when it comes to many issues, including opportunity for rehabilitation and positive change

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024