The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Robert Downey Jr says that his time in prison was ‘the worst thing that happened to me’

Star of the ‘Iron Man’ films served a year in prison in his 30s after missing court-ordered drug tests

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

Emmerdale's Nicky could face prison as actor shares 'massive regret' after Caleb attack

Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope shares his thoughts on his character Nicky Milligan being revealed as Caleb's attacker.

Daily Record · Jun 21, 2023

Swedish appeals court ups surgeon's sentence for 'harm' during experimental windpipe transplants

A Swedish appeals court has upped a prison sentence for an Italian surgeon for causing bodily harm during experimental stem cell windpipe transplants on three patients who eventually died

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

From Prison To Penthouse: Susan Smallwood Redefines Luxury With Grandiosity Events And La Grande Caviar

The self-made entrepreneur shares her story of overcoming adversity and changing the complexion of luxury with her caviar brand.

Zenger · Jun 21, 2023

This is the story of how 17-year-old Ben Bellamy was brutally murdered on his walk home in Swansea

Ben was killed on September 18, 2005, by Joel Taylor and Joshua Thomas

Wales Online · Jun 21, 2023

Gang behind slaughter of 41 women at Honduran prison, officials say

Women at a prison in Honduras had complained for weeks that gang members were threatening them

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

Russia moves to legalise prisoners fighting in Ukraine war

Amnesty to be legally offered to criminals and crime suspects who agree to serve in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2023

Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office

Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

Dozens of women die in a grisly riot in Honduran prison the president blames on gangs

Twenty-six of the 41 known victims were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, police said.

WEKU · Jun 21, 2023

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic is not on the Colorado ballot for president, despite what he may say

DENVER — Despite a bold proclamation on his newly launched campaign website that he has secured a spot on Colorado’s 2024 ballot for a White House run, the imprisoned “Tiger King” of Netflix fame — Joseph Maldonado, better known as Joe Exotic — is not ready for presidential prime time…

The Denver Post · Jun 21, 2023