The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Lifesaving prison fire safety work won’t be complete until early 2030s, inquiry told

Prison chiefs admitted 19,000 prisoners are still held in cells which do not meet legal fire safety standards

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Thaksin has monitoring device removed

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has had his electronic monitoring anklet removed and is officially a free man, less than a week after receiving a royal pardon, the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 9

Katie Price refuses to pay £140K to bail husband Lee Andrews out of Dubai jail and threatens divorce ultimatum

Andrews is currently being detained in Dubai’s Al Awir prison

The Independent UK · Jun 9

The stalker who could be key to release of British couple imprisoned in Iran

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The Independent UK · Jun 9

Britain has spent almost £1m of taxpayers’ cash holding stalker at centre of Iran prisoner swap plea

Exclusive: The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman believe Richard Jan could be the key to their release

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Finnish businessman convicted of trafficking Thai berry pickers

A court in Finland has sentenced a local businessman to two and a half years in prison for trafficking dozens of Thai workers to pick berries in the Nordic country.

Bangkok Post · Jun 9

Lee Andrews 'begs Katie Price to set up GoFundMe for prison release' as she claims he'll be out 'next week'

Andrews was reportedly arrested on fraud allegations but insisted to Price he had been kidnapped on suspicion of espionage

Evening Standard · Jun 9

'Systemic failure': warnings over prison welfare crisis

There are warnings of possible riots as overcrowded and understaffed jails subject inmates to "inhuman" treatment amid escalating use of force and assaults.

AAP · Jun 9

Israel puts Palestinian doctor in solitary confinement after 17 months held without charge

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya now in cell barely big enough to sit in, says son, after UN experts demanded his release in March

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9

Unverified Reports Claim Henry Nowak Killer Vickrum Digwa Was 'Burned With Boiling Water' in Prison—What We Know So Far

Posts circulating on social media allege that Digwa was assaulted at HMP Armley in Leeds. Some accounts claim a mixture of boiling water and sugar was thrown at him, causing serious facial burns.

International Business Times UK · Jun 9