The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Mass poisoning at Kent prison as 'staff curry spiked with drug by inmates'

Three people were taken to hospital by ambulance for further checks

Evening Standard · May 16, 2024

Hundreds of police officers hunt for France’s prison-break gang as ‘The Fly’ remains at large

Prison van containing Mohamed Amra ambushed by gunmen in bloody attack that left two guards dead. France’s interior minister calls them ‘public enemies number one’

The Independent UK · May 16, 2024

Prison Architect 2 preview: a management simulator that I don't want to escape

Prison Architect 2 takes the keys from the genre guards and breaks out of its 2D cell to become the 3D prison management simulator, and we're ready to serve our sentence.

Windows Central · May 16, 2024

France prison van attack – live: 350 officers hunt ‘public enemies number one’ as The Fly remains at large

Mohamed Amra’s prison van ambushed by four gunmen in bloody attack that left two guards dead

The Independent UK · May 16, 2024

Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job

An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers

The Independent UK · May 16, 2024

'Dangerous cyclists' could face up to 14 years in prison under new law

UK government set to introduce new death by dangerous cycling offence

Cycling Weekly · May 16, 2024

As countries toughen anti-gay laws, 'rainbow refugees' seek asylum in Europe

Ella Anthony knew it was time to leave her native Nigeria when she escaped an abusive, forced marriage only to face angry relatives who threatened to turn her in to police because she was gay.

France 24 · May 16, 2024

French Prison Van Attack Takes Drug Battle To 'Worrying' New Level

A motorway attack that claimed the lives of two prison officers in France this week marks a new level of violence by the latest generation of drug traffickers, police officers and experts told AFP. On Tuesday, gunmen attacked a prison van at a motorway toll in northern France, killing two…

International Business Times · May 16, 2024

International arrest warrant issued in manhunt for escaped French inmate ‘The Fly’

French prime minister vows Mohamed Amra and four gunmen ‘will pay’ after bloody escape that left two guards dead

The Independent UK · May 15, 2024

He Was Sentenced to a Decade in Prison for Having Unlicensed Weapons

Dexter Taylor is now a "violent felon," even though his hobby was victimless.

Reason · May 15, 2024