The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Northern Ireland jails to get new X-Ray body scanners

"Some people in our prisons are determined to traffic contraband into our establishments, however we are equally determined to stop them"

Belfast Live · Mar 1, 2023

Wife of transgender double rapist Isla Bryson hopes her ex 'rots in jail'

Bryson, 31, will serve eight years in prison and spend a further three years on licence after being convicted of two rapes.

Daily Record · Feb 28, 2023

Elizabeth Holmes has second child - seeks delay in sentence

Legal filings say that Holmes is the mother of “two very young children … her toddler and an infant”

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Man from east London jailed for ‘senseless’ attack on Telford United fan at football match

Lee Boyce, 54, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for the violent attack at a game in Telford

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023

Prison officers at private jail walk off the job in NSW

Prison officers from the maximum security Parklea men's jail in Sydney's west are striking for three days as they push for better pay and safer work conditions.

AAP · Feb 28, 2023

Student charged after allegedly knocking teacher unconscious over Nintendo Switch

The 17-year-old student could face a prison sentence of up to 30 years if convicted

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Moment Charles Bronson dances naked outside cell as he taunts prison officers

Video captures notorious prisoner being bundled to ground by officers as he prepares to face Parole Board hearing in days

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023

Jail's latest death in custody triggers critical incident review

A critical incident review has been launched after a man was found dead in his cell at Canberra's jail on Sunday.

The Canberra Times · Feb 28, 2023

Glasgow Lives: Tattoo Dave, Maryhill, tattoo artist and comedian

Tonight we hear from Dave who has gone from hospitality manager to tattoo apprentice to tattoo studio owner to stand-up comedian and is now preparing for a show at Barlinnie prison.

Glasgow Live · Feb 28, 2023

White supremacist serving life, fined for prison misconduct

A white supremacist who killed a woman when he rammed his car into a crowd at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville has been fined for threatening a correctional officer and brandishing a weapon at the prison where he is serving a life sentence

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023