The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Netflix Fraudster Carl Rinsch Gets 30 Months, Keanu Reeves Letter Helped Reduce Sentence

Director Carl Rinsch receives a 30-month sentence for defrauding Netflix of $11 million, with Keanu Reeves' letter and mental health struggles influencing the court's decision.

International Business Times UK · Jun 30

British female prisoner set to be released four decades on from ‘cruel and vicious’ murder

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The Independent UK · Jun 30

Britain’s longest-serving female prisoner to be released 40 years after stabbing love rival to death

Maria Pearson stabbed love rival Janet Newton to death in 1986 and was handed a life sentence the following year

The Independent UK · Jun 30

Jilted UK man who used fake Tinder profile to send men to ex’s home for ‘rape fantasy’ gets 8 years in jail

A 36-year-old man from Greater Manchester has been sentenced to eight years in prison after orchestrating a chilling stalking campaign in which he created a fake Tinder profile in his former partner’s name and lured multiple men to her home, some under the false belief that she wanted to act…

The Times of India · Jun 30

Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud

Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising Communist party in China, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money laundering

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30

Mother imprisoned for forcing daughter, 12, into prostitution in Japan

The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old woman who forced her daughter into prostitution to a long term in prison.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30

‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial

Exclusive: Activist tells of his life as one of India’s most prominent political prisoners and his opposition to the government of Narendra Modi

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

Fugitive billionaire who vowed to destroy China’s communist regime jailed for 30 years in $1bn fraud scandal

The judge said Guo ‘preyed on those seeking to bring Democracy to China,’ taking their money so he could live lavishly

The Independent UK · Jun 29

Murderers who kill partners at home face extra 10 years in prison

The government is seeking to close a significant sentencing gap

The Independent UK · Jun 29

Offenders in England and Wales who kill current or ex-partners face 10 more years in prison

Increase comes after seven-year campaign by mothers of victims for a change in the minimum sentence for domestic murder

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29