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The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Police search for man wanted on recall to prison and on suspicion of theft

Ian Fletcher is well-known in the Tameside area

Manchester Evening News

Iran sentences former president's daughter to a five-year prison term

The activist daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Two more men in court over escapee killing

Three men are in custody after being charged with murdering prison escapee Nicholas Aaron Scott on January 3.

AAP

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Two others charged over Tas escapee death

Another two men will face court after being charged with murder following the discovery of an escaped prisoner's body outside a Hobart home.

AAP

Two more men charged over shooting murder of escaped prisoner Nicholas Scott near Hobart

Another two men have been charged over the alleged murder of escaped prisoner Nicholas Scott, who was found shot dead outside a home north of Hobart last week.

ABC News

Nearly 40% of those in NI prison are 'unsentenced prisoners'

The figures are laid out in a new report from the Criminal Justice Inspectorate.

Belfast Live

Oklahoma prison officials: Pastor can't be in death chamber

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says a condemned inmate's spiritual advisor cannot be inside the death chamber during his execution on Thursday

The Independent UK

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Ghislaine Maxwell is teaching ‘etiquette classes’ in prison, report says

The course also reportedly covers women’s empowerment and how to dress for a job interview

The Independent UK

Texas prisoners launching hunger strike to protest state’s harsh solitary confinement practices

Hundreds of prisoners may participate in the protest beginning Tuesday, the first day of the state’s legislative session. Texas often keeps prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.

The Texas Tribune

Protesters gather at Iranian prison in attempt to stop ‘imminent executions’

Alarm raised after two men found guilty of running over police officer are moved to solitary confinement

The Guardian - UK

Urgent appeal as police hunt man, 34, wanted on recall to prison

Christopher Charles is wanted in connection with a number of offences

Manchester Evening News

Nottingham murderer Michael O'Brien speaks from jail as he admits: 'I hurt a lot of people'

He found out his parents had been murdered six days after he was jailed for life

Nottingham Post

Iran: Protesters denied medical care and tortured to death in secret prisons

More than 19,000 people have been arrested since protests erupted in Iran in mid-September 2022. Human rights organisations say that dozens of them have been killed in secret detention centres. But security forces are trying to cover up these deaths by threatening family members into silence or staging the deaths…

France 24

Julian Assange denied permission to attend Vivienne Westwood funeral

Westwood’s family say they are ‘deeply disappointed’ WikiLeaks founder was not given temporary release from prison

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Vile east London GP jailed for life for sexual abuse of female patients

A disgraced East London doctor who abused his position as a trusted GP to sexually abuse women and girls has been sentenced to life in prison.

Wales Online

'I shared a jail cell with a paedophile after being falsely accused of rape'

The accusation by Ellie Williams left Jordan Trengrove rebuilding his life

Daily Mirror

Iran footballer jailed for 26 years after 'execution' calls amid role in protests

Footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani has been sentenced to 26 years in prison in Iran for his involvement in the nation's protests following the tragic death of Mahsa Amini

The Independent UK

Assange denied permission to leave prison to attend Vivienne Westwood’s funeral

Dame Vivienne was a strong supporter and friend of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

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Liverpool Echo

Man's chance meeting with woman on night out ruined his entire life

"I hate Elle Williams for what she has done. So many people have been affected by this"

Daily Record

Police launch probe as cars torched in car park of Addiewell Prison

It's believed the motors belonged to prison guards on the nightshift

Al Jazeera

Iranians protest in front of Karaj prison as more executions loom

Protesters gathered in front of a prison in Karaj to stop the execution of two men linked to Iran’s demonstrations.

The Guardian - US

Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing on Los Angeles rape conviction delayed

Ex-film mogul faces up to 18 additional years in prison after being convicted of forcibly raping a woman in California

Manchester Evening News

Man, 18, met woman once on a night out then thought nothing of it - it would ruin his life

Jordan Trengrove was the victim of a malicious lie by Ellie Williams

The Independent UK

EU lawmakers aid Somali man fighting life sentence in Greece

A Somali man serving a 142-year prison sentence in Greece for people smuggling has appeared in court to appeal his sentence

The Independent UK

Happy Valley viewers complain about ‘disappointing’ episode 2 filming location

‘I’m really taken out of it,’ one viewer said

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