The Latest Breaking News from Prison

First person charged over Nazi salute facing jail time

The first person charged with performing a Nazi salute in Victoria is facing prison time, a court has been told, as he struggles to get funding for a lawyer.

AAP · Jan 16, 2024

Cessnock prison closes wing of cells as inmate numbers decline

A quarter of cells at Cessnock Correctional Facility are empty.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 15, 2024

Crisis in Ecuador: Security Forces Regain Control of Prisons After a Week of Chaos

Nearly 180 officials were being held hostage inside the prisons following a security crisis catalyzed by the escape of a powerful drug lord

Latin Times · Jan 15, 2024

Iranian journalists celebrating release from jail charged for not wearing hijab

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi were charged in 2023 for their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024

Feds want a year in prison for Chicago police officer who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6

Prosecutors also allege that Karol Chwiesiuk lied on the stand, writing that “nearly every aspect” of his testimony “was self-serving and a misrepresentation of the facts.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 15, 2024

Freed immigration detainee sues Australian government for damages for alleged false imprisonment

Stateless Kurdish man’s compensation case is the first sparked by high court ruling that indefinite detention is unlawful

The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2024

Hizb ut-Tahrir: Islamist group that urged chants of jihad on streets of London to be banned

Expressing support for, or being a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir will become a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024

Humza Yousaf to raise Scottish Prison Service crown immunity with Rishi Sunak

HUMZA Yousaf is planning to raise the issue of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) still having crown immunity with the Prime Minister amid a key…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2024

Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term

A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024

Nicaragua Releases Catholic Bishop, 18 Other Clergy Members After Negotiations With Vatican

Catholic bishop Rolando Álvarez was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions in Nicaragua and was placed under house arrest on Aug. 4, 2022. After almost 15 days, he was arrested from his residence and presented to the court in December of that year.

Latin Times · Jan 15, 2024