The Latest Breaking News from Prison

MPs sound warning as number of remand prisoners hits 50-year high

Justice system in England and Wales failing rising number of inmates locked up without conviction, says committee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023

Gangster who 'shared TikTok rap videos from prison' up for parole

TikTok videos showed a masked man in prison overalls rapping while posing with guns and designer watches

Liverpool Echo · Jan 17, 2023

Key dates and missed opportunities leading up to Killamarsh killings

Findings of investigation into probation’s handling of Damien Bendall revealed.

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Former leader of drug smuggling ring launched 'nasty' attack on couple in pub

Nottingham Crown Court heard a woman became uncomfortable when Quinn repeatedly looked at her from the next table

Nottingham Post · Jan 16, 2023

WNBA great Maya Moore officially retires

The Minnesota Lynx star stepped away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from prison by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. Irons married Moore soon after his release and the couple had their first child, Jonathan Jr., in July.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 16, 2023

Belarus brings new charges against opposition leader's jailed husband

Belarus brought new criminal charges against the jailed husband of the exiled opposition leader on Monday, accusing him of violating prison rules while serving an 18-year sentence, investigators said.

Reuters · Jan 16, 2023

Police appeal to find killer ex-soldier who forced his way into woman's home as he's recalled to prison

Leon Well, 40, has breached his licence conditions following his release from prison in January last year

Wales Online · Jan 16, 2023

Police officer unmasked as serial rapist who locked victims in cupboards, beat and urinated on them in sickening attacks

The force has apologised to victims as David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including false imprisonment

Manchester Evening News · Jan 16, 2023

Afghan mother-of-two says living in London hotel ‘like a prison’ amid affordable housing shortage

More than 2,000 homes are needed to help families move out of hotels

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023

Brit woman marries rapist in US jail 3,500 miles away after 9-month relationship

British woman Gemma Vasquez started a relationship with Leonel Vasquez, who is serving time in an American prison for rape and lives more than 3,500 miles away

Daily Mirror · Jan 16, 2023