The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Scottish Prison Service could face prosecution over 'preventable' death of inmate

SCOTLAND'S top law officer has told the police to investigate whether the Scottish Prison Service should be prosecuted over the death of a prisoner.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 7, 2023

Scottish Prison Service facing possible prosecution over death of prisoner

Allan Marshall died aged 30 after being restrained by prison officers while on remand in HMP Edinburgh.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Scottish Prison Service faces 'corporate homicide' probe over custody death of Allan Marshall

The 30-year-old, who was a dad-of-two, died in hospital four days after being dragged naked and face down by officers at HMP Edinburgh in March 2015.

Daily Record · Mar 7, 2023

Inside El Salvador’s mega prison: the jail giving inmates less space than livestock

FT analysis finds 40,000 detainees would have just 0.6 sq metres of cell space each in ‘city of crime’

Financial Times · Mar 7, 2023

Jail term shaved for drug kingpin Tony Mokbel

Tony Mokbel has been successful in his bid to receive a shorter prison sentence after an earlier conviction was quashed due to the Lawyer X scandal.

The New Daily · Mar 7, 2023

Tony Mokbel's sentence cut after drug conviction quashed in wake of Lawyer X scandal

The prison sentence of one of Victoria's most notorious gangland figures, drug trafficker Tony Mokbel, is reduced following the quashing of one of his convictions due to the Lawyer X scandal.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Shorter jail term set for drug kingpin Tony Mokbel

Tony Mokbel has been successful in his bid to receive a shorter prison sentence after an earlier conviction was quashed due to the Lawyer X scandal.

AAP · Mar 6, 2023

Court jails 5 hunters for killing tigers

Kanchanaburi: The Thong Pha Phum provincial court has sentenced five hunters to almost five years in prison for killing a tiger and her cub in a national park in Thong Pha Phum district last year.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

Father of Nashville Waffle House shooter gets 18 months

An Illinois man has received an 18-month prison sentence after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used to kill four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Wayne Couzens joked about rape with colleagues two years before murdering Sarah Everard

The messages could not earlier be linked to the disgraced former Met officer due to ongoing court proceedings

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023