The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Son banned from visiting dad attended his home three times to ask for cigarettes and cash

John Luke had only been released from prison for three days, after serving a sentence for an offence relating to his father, when he showed up on his doorstep in the early hours of the morning

Chronicle Live · Apr 26, 2023

Sudan’s Bashir and Allies Out of Jail, Fighting Flares

Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) battled on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday, undermining a truce in an 11-day conflict that civilian groups fear could revive the influence of ousted President Omar al-Bashir and his loyalists. Fuelling those concerns, the army confirmed the transfer of 79-year-old…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023

Iranian Authorities Re-Arrest Prominent Journalist Months after His Release

Iranian authorities have re-arrested prominent journalist Keyvan Samimi who called for the formation of a National Salvation Front months after his release from prison following two years of incarceration, announced his family. The family said the authorities did not provide any information about his place of detention or the party…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023

In prison for life, Murdaugh faces 2 more tax evasion counts

A South Carolina grand jury has charged convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with two counts of tax evasion after prosecutors reviewed his final years of tax returns before he headed behind bars

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Mom, boyfriend get life sentences in 10-year-old boy's death

The mother of a 10-year-old California boy who died after being tortured has been sentenced to life in prison, along with her boyfriend

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

American woman with gold-plated gun in case arrested in Australia

The 28-year-old suspect faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted say officials

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Farmer Tony Martin 'doesn't regret anything' 23 years after shooting burglar dead

The pensioner, who was jailed for killing Fred Barras, 16, and seriously injuring Brendon Fearon when they broke into his isolated farm in 1999, may have to abandon his plan to appeal

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Sudanese Bashir-era official says he and others have left prison and will protect themselves

Sudanese ex-official Ahmed Haroun, who served under Omar al-Bashir and is wanted by the International Criminal Court, said that he and other former officials of Bashir's government had left Kober prison and would take responsibility for their own protection, in a statement aired on Sudan's Tayba TV on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2023

‘Rampant’ sexual abuse epidemic at Florida prison holding Ghislaine Maxwell, report says

US Senate report found abuse at federal prisons and lack of accountability

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Prisoner may have been killed by downing super-strength illegally brewed jail hooch

A report into HMP Guys Marsh prison in Dorset claims the unnamed inmate's death may have been due to a super-strength batch of illegal hooch, which is frequently brewed by jail inmates using fruit and even hand sanitiser

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023