The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Idaho Halts Execution After Problem Inserting IV Line

The scheduled execution by lethal injection of a convicted serial killer in Idaho was halted on Wednesday after a medical team had problems inserting an intravenous line, prison officials said.

International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024

Minister backs need for more support programs in ACT's prison

Emma Davidson agrees more needs to be done to support prisoners.

The Canberra Times · Feb 28, 2024

Justice Department Finds Unconstitutional Conditions in 3 More Mississippi Prisons

Mississippi's prisons are falling apart, run by gangs, and riddled with sexual assaults, a Justice Department report says.

Reason · Feb 28, 2024

Never believe Putin is unstoppable – after Navalny, this is how a new global opposition can bring him down

Westerners are financing the same bloodshed they condemn. The time for the world’s ‘deep concern’ is over – Russia and Ukraine need action, says Pussy Riot’s Masha Alekhina

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

FTX Founder Faces Potential 100-Year Prison Sentence

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer criticizes a suggested 100-year prison sentence, arguing for a shorter term due to improper sentencing guidelines an...

Top News · Feb 28, 2024

Navalny's Funeral Set For Friday In Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral is planned for Friday in a Moscow church, his allies said two weeks after his shock death in an Arctic prison.

International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024

I spent 48 years in prison for a murder I didn’t commit. Here’s how I fought my way to freedom

Glynn Simmons was released last year after almost half a century behind bars. Now 70, he describes his torment and terror as he battled to overturn one of the worst miscarriages of justice in US history

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

Idaho prepares to execute one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S.

Officials say Thomas Creech's spiritual advisor will be allowed to stand next to Creech with a hand on his shoulder during the scheduled Wednesday execution. Creech has been imprisoned since 1974.

WEKU · Feb 28, 2024

Keith Wattley Transforms Lives Of Those Serving Life Sentences

UnCommon Law supports individuals serving life sentences in U.S. prisons through trauma healing and parole preparation, achieving a 99% success rate in rei...

Top News · Feb 28, 2024

SawariMedia Amplifies Voices Of The Silenced Behind Bars

The Sentencing Project, an advocacy group, reports that Black Americans are imprisoned at a rate five times higher than White Americans.

International Business Times · Feb 27, 2024