The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Participating in a writing program helped me transform my life, a formerly incarcerated man writes. I first noticed how things had changed when a rival gang member told me to focus on my homework in jail instead of playing cards.

Providing more money for prison libraries is the right move, to help inmates have a better chance of successful re-entry to society. But regulating little free libraries is a waste of time.

‘Right-wing lurch’ by government ‘has resulted in populist rhetoric on prisons’, governor’s chair to say

The issue was rejected because it "jeopardizes the good order and security of the institution."

Joey Watkins was wrongly convicted of murder in 2001. Twenty-two years later, he tells Andrea Blanco how the criminal justice system failed him – and how he is now on a path to rebuilding his life

Andrea Albutt to use conference speech to berate ministers for ‘rightwing lurch’ that has resulted in jails being full

An Indonesian court has sentenced Lina Lutfiawati, known on social media as Lina Mukherjee, to two years in prison under that nation's blasphemy law, for "spreading information aimed at inciting hatred against religious individuals and specific groups." Lutfiawati, a Muslim, was convicted after sharing a video on TikTok in which…

N. Chandrababu Naidu's anticipatory bail pleas in Amaravati IRR & FiberNet scam cases dismissed by AP HC; prisoner transit warrants to be heard by Vijayawada ACB Court on Oct 9.

Justice Sunder Mohan recused himself from hearing a writ petition filed by former PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case convict, Santhan, seeking deportation to Sri Lanka. The case was directed to a Bench led by Justice D. Krishnakumar. Santhan, a Sri Lankan national, has been detained in a special camp since…

‘Little Britain’ star told onlookers at Henley Literary Festival 2023 that he was recently apprehended at an airport in Venice

The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than a week before Ecuador holds a presidential runoff election and as officials struggle to explain how this was possible.