The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation, sentenced to two years in prison

The defamation case was filed by a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after a 2019 speech in which Mr Gandhi referred to thieves as having the surname of Modi, the same as India's prime minister.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2023

Indian court orders Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail for Modi comment

A lower court in India sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2023

Indian court rules opposition leader defamed Modi

India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison after a court found him guilty of defamation.

The New Daily · Mar 23, 2023

Death of Finks bikie boss in prison cell investigated

A Victorian coroner is investigating the death of notorious Finks bikie boss Brent Reker in 2019 after his body was found in his cell by corrections staff.

AAP · Mar 23, 2023

Ex-women's prison warden gets 6 years for inmate sex abuse

The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison in the San Francisco Bay Area has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for sexually abusing incarcerated women

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Oil exec held for 5 years in Venezuela sues Citgo for $100M

One of the six oil executives with a Texas-based company who was imprisoned five years in Venezuela is suing his company for $100 million

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Step-by-step guide to dealing with debt in the cost of living crisis

Charity says many families are struggling to pay their bills for the first time as spiralling costs eat into household budgets

Chronicle Live · Mar 22, 2023

Sold into sex slavery at 15 and convicted of killing her rapist, Pieper Lewis faces further sentencing

The teenage victim of trafficking has violated her parole, leading to a further hearing this week. Meanwhile, the man she says trafficked her has still not been charged. Holly Baxter reports

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

'Dangerous' transgender prisoner Barbie Kardashian will NEVER be allowed to mix with female inmates

Exclusive: After Taoiseach Leo Varadkar spoke on the issue, it's emerged that Barbie Kardashian is being held in solitary confinement on a separate landing and will never be allowed to mix.

Irish Mirror · Mar 22, 2023

Tottenham’s Pedro Porro: ‘Tim Sherwood won’t be the first to have had to shut his mouth’

The Spain wing-back tells Sid Lowe about a tumultuous start to life at Spurs, that Conte outburst and what would happen if he was let loose in a prison

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023