The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Man broke prison officer's jaw after being told to remove flip flops

Rory Payne was in jail for a previous firearms conviction

Liverpool Echo · Jan 13, 2023

‘Depraved’ builder who murdered two women is sentenced to at least 49 years in prison

East Sussex man killed Alexandra Morgan and Leah Ware, who he kept semi-captive in a shipping container

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

The Mancunian Way: A reality for too many

There are thousands of homeless in Greater Manchester PLUS Filmed on the wings AND The return of DJ Burnham

Manchester Evening News · Jan 13, 2023

Prison inmates shoot viral YouTube rap video on smuggled phone under noses of guards

The short music video filmed by the "mandem" at Forest Bank prison shows inmates rapping in their cells and on the wings and has over 178,000 views.

Daily Record · Jan 13, 2023

‘Abhorrent’ killer rapist jailed for life in oldest double jeopardy case

Jacqui Montgomery’s family described the decades Dennis McGrory spent out of prison as ‘soul-destroying’.

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Analysis-Russian mercenary boss courts Putin with Ukrainian battlefield success

In the twilight of the Soviet Union, Yevgeny Prigozhin was languishing in prison for theft. Now as the founder of Russia's most powerful mercenary group, he is vying for Vladimir Putin's favour by claiming a rare battlefield win in Ukraine.

Reuters · Jan 13, 2023

Lifestyle manager who broke woman’s leg in bizarre Shepherd’s Bush pub attack spared jail

A luxury lifestyle manager who broke a woman’s leg in a bizarre attack outside a west London pub must pay the victim £21,000 in compensation as he was handed a suspended prison sentence.

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Germany calls on Russia to allow Navalny to receive necessary medical aid

Russian authorities should provide "urgent medical assistance" to Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, whose condition is critical in view of inhumane prison conditions and solitary confinement, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.

Reuters · Jan 13, 2023

ITV Emmerdale fans predict major Caleb twist as they work out who he really is

It came as Cain was released from prison after viewers of the ITV soap saw Kyle Winchester taken away by social services

Manchester Evening News · Jan 13, 2023

'A love story in hell': Two migrants find romance during Libya detention ordeal

Muhamad, a 25-year-old Somali migrant, fled terror in his country in a bid to reach Europe. He arrived in Libya in 2017 and was abducted by human traffickers. Tortured, insulted and harassed for several months, Muhamad met the love of his life, Amina, in a secret prison in Libya. The…

France 24 · Jan 13, 2023