The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Serving prisoners deny trying to kill Sara Sharif’s father in jail cell

Prison officers entered the cell and found Urfan Sharif bloodied and distressed on the floor.

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaires

Azerbaijan's President ​Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a ​French national imprisoned for espionage a day ​after ‌the ⁠EU lifted sanctions on two Russian billionaires.

France 24 · Sep 23

‘I had never heard of Eswatini’: Deported by the US to a country that rejects them

Migrants previously convicted by US courts have been imprisoned in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini, over the past several months. Since being deported from the US, they have found themselves in a country about which they know nothing, and where local residents look on these “criminal” arrivals with suspicion. Their…

France 24 · Sep 23

Texas Prisons Ordered To Install Air-Conditioning by 2029 After Judge Rules Extreme Heat Unconstitutional

A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air-conditioning across its prison system by 2029, ruling that extreme heat and inadequate protections violate inmates' constitutional rights.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22

Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029

A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights

The Independent UK · Sep 22

FBI was looking at key Republican senator in bribery probe — then Trump took office

Susan Collins’ office denies new details of allegations made by CEO as he tried to reduce prison sentence

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Minnesota man arrested after 8 years of public assistance, with an asset report exposing his $77,000 account and $263,949 in benefits

He will be placed under supervised probation.

We Got This Covered · Sep 22

Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029

High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Texas will appeal.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 22

Former Bank CEO Gets 112 Months in Prison After $24.9 Million Fraud Scheme

A former bank CEO has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison after admitting his role in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that prosecutors say helped lead to the failure of a Puerto Rico-based bank.

Clever Dude · Sep 22

EU renews Russia sanctions but removes Usmanov at France's request

France succeeded in its push to remove Alisher Usmanov from the EU sanctions list as part of a prisoner release with Azerbaijan. A second high-profile businessman, Mikhail Fridman, was also removed.

Euronews · Sep 22