The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Russian artist facing eight years in prison after supermarket protest against Ukraine war

Alexandra Skochilenko reportedly swapped price tags with pieces of paper calling for an end to the conflict

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023

Indonesia’ sentences another former minister to 15 years for graft over internet tower project

Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Wednesday sentenced a former Cabinet minister to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption over the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

Activist Amira Bouraoui sentenced to 10 years in prison by Algerian court

An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui to 10 years in prison, in a case that sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 8, 2023

An exonerated 'Central Park Five' member will win a seat on the New York City Council

Yusef Salaam was one of five Black and Latino teens who were wrongly imprisoned for raping a jogger in 1989 before their convictions were overturned in 2002.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2023

Cease fire: On the danger of Israel turning Gaza into an open prison on fire

There needs to be pressure on Israel to make it understand that it cannot continue to kill Palestinian civilians in the name of its right to defend itself

The Hindu · Nov 7, 2023

Douglas Ross red faced as his UK bosses back SNP 'soft-touch justice' policies

THE Scottish Tories have been accused of playing “political games” in criticising Scotland’s “soft-touch justice” policies – as it…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 7, 2023

Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says

The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski says he has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Longer sentences? Overcrowded UK prisons are already failing society

The UK government plans to impose tougher sentences on those convicted of serious crimes, it announced via this year’s king’s speech at the state opening of parliament. Political pundits reacting to the speech on the BBC immediately questioned the rationale behind potentially putting more people in prison, when UK prisons…

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2023

Kodi Suni’s relatives allege he was beaten up in Viyyur jail

Relatives of Kodi Suni allege he was beaten in Viyyur prison, resulting in his admission to Thrissur Medical College. A case has been registered against Suni for the clash that injured three jail workers, with relatives filing complaints to the DGP, CM, and Human Rights Commission.

The Hindu · Nov 7, 2023

At 17, I was jailed for a murder I didn’t commit – and spent seven life-changing years in prison

Basic police checks would have shown Sam Hallam wasn’t at the scene of the crime, but these weren’t carried out until he had spent much of his youth inside. He explains why he is still fighting for justice, years after his release

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023