The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Jodie Whittaker and Bella Ramsey lead Time series 2 cast

The BBC has announced the cast of Time series 2, with Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker and The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey among the lot.

WhatToWatch · Apr 11, 2023

Will Donald Trump run for president again in 2024?

American courts have now found Trump to be both a sexual abuser and a defendant on criminal charges

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Twitch streamer gets engaged to prisoner after spending just 3 hours together

Twitch streamer Kim Eichenberger fell in love with criminal William McCarty after speaking to him through a 'Write a Prisoner' online platform - and is now counting down the days until his release

Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2023

Prisons locked down as union pushes government on staff

Corrections officers have locked down prisons in South Australia claiming the new government has failed to address their concerns about staff shortages.

AAP · Apr 11, 2023

Dozens of Australian politicians urge US to abandon Julian Assange extradition

In open letter, 48 MPs and senators warn ‘closest strategic ally’ that pursuit of WikiLeaks founder ‘set a dangerous precedent’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023

‘Ridiculously ashamed’: Kansas man with long list of convictions sentenced in Capitol riot

Kasey Hopkins got right to the point in his recent letter to U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan expressing remorse for his involvement in the Capitol riot.

Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2023

Kremlin opponent defiant in statement during treason trial

Jailed Kremlin opponent Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. is likening judicial proceedings against him to the sham Stalin-era and later proceedings that condemned his countrymen to prison or death sentences

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Convicted killer Derek McNamara dies at home just weeks after prison release

Mr McNamara was given a life sentence in Limerick Prison in 2006 after being found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of murdering Martin O'Donoghue

Irish Mirror · Apr 10, 2023

Russian embassy shares AI-generated image of Julian Assange in prison

The Russian Embassy in Kenya shared an image on Twitter on April 6 showing an exhausted-looking Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, who has been incarcerated in the United Kingdom since 2019. However, it turns out that one of his supporters generated the image using artificial intelligence.

France 24 · Apr 10, 2023

Inmates at 'Monster Mansion' where Wayne Couzens is jailed to get 'phones in their cells'

Inmates at HMP Frankland are said to be 'excited' over the possibility of making and receiving calls from their cell - some have said the idea would 'sicken' taxpayers and victims

Daily Mirror · Apr 10, 2023