The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Police appeal for help to find thief, 44, wanted on recall to prison

Anita McGarry was released from jail last month

Manchester Evening News · Feb 28, 2023

Texas inmates say ‘decade after decade’ of solitary confinement is torture

Prisoners who joined hunger strike to protest extreme conditions describe the damage isolation inflicts on mental health

The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2023

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson says he can ‘taste freedom’ ahead of parole hearing

Bronson features in a new two-part documentary from Channel 4.

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023

Charles Bronson says he can ‘taste freedom’ ahead of public parole hearing

Bronson features in a new two-part documentary from Channel 4.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

UK's longest-serving female prisoner to STAY behind bars after losing freedom bid

Maria Pearson, who stabbed her ex-boyfriend's new partner 17 times in 1986, was also denied a move to an open prison having initially been sentenced to a minimum of 11 years behind bars

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

Andrew Tate held for third month in Romanian prison after losing latest appeal

‘They weaponise lies to keep me in here. But you cannot hide the sun forever,’ he tweeted after losing latest appeal

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Idaho could pursue executions by firing squad. Here’s how much it would cost

BOISE, Idaho — The cost of implementing a bill that seeks to make the firing squad Idaho’s backup execution method has more than doubled since it was last reviewed by the state prisons system, according to a spokesperson for the agency.

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2023

Prison officer catches out Forest Bank inmate and woman, 19, in visitor's area

Anthony Daly, who refused to attend court from HMP Forest Bank, was jailed for a further 30 months

Manchester Evening News · Feb 27, 2023

Gardaí issue warning after woman spots hidden camera in shower and man jailed

The photo was taken via a hidden camera in her shower, and the man responsible was sentenced to 12 months in prison

Irish Mirror · Feb 27, 2023

Woman lands 16-year prison sentence for trafficking lion parts

A Mozambique court has sentenced a Vietnamese woman to 16 years in prison for possession and trafficking of lion and rhinoceros parts.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 27, 2023