The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Prisoner who staged 12-hour protest on Strangeways roof is named as Joe Outlaw

The 36-year-old scaled the roof of the prison yesterday

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

Why Strangeways inmate wrote controversial 'FREE IPP' on the roof

An inmate climbed on the prison's roof in protest and stayed their for hours

Liverpool Echo · Apr 13, 2023

Police: Inmate who escaped by faking death back in S. Africa

A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison with help from guards by faking his own burning death has been brought back to South Africa early Thursday after going on the run with his girlfriend

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Prisoner 'will now face punishment' over 12-hour protest on the roof of Strangeways, prison bosses vow

Police said the male inmate "willingly came down from the roof" in the early hours of this morning

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

Prosecutor seeks prison terms for alleged PKK members on trial in Paris

The prosecution has asked for up to six years in prison for some of the 11 alleged members of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) on trial in Paris, accused of extortion and financing terrorism.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 13, 2023

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch granted video call with family on 60th birthday

Hutch had no visitors at Wheatfield Prison but he received a lengthy video call with his family

Irish Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh’s secret prison location revealed

Disgraced lawyer spending life behind bars for murder of wife and son in 2021

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Strangeways 'locked down' with prisoners returned to their cells after inmate got onto roof

A prisoner has now been protesting on the roof of the jail for over six hours

Manchester Evening News · Apr 12, 2023

Kevin Strickland alleges ‘reckless’ KCPD misconduct led to 43-year wrongful conviction

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kevin Strickland, who spent four decades in prison for a 1978 triple murder he did not commit, filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that serious misconduct by Kansas City police led to his wrongful conviction.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023

Clad in fluffy slippers and dressing gowns, filming for Snapchat, they arrived to watch the Strangeways protest

The inmate sketched “Free IPPZ” onto the roof of the building before continually shouting out the phrase, in what appeared to be a protest against the abolished court sanction titled Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence

Manchester Evening News · Apr 12, 2023