The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Less than 1% of 50,000 police complaints lead to disciplinary proceedings

Freed rapists are to be ranked according to the threat they pose to the public

Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023

ITV Emmerdale fans make same observation about Cain's stint in prison as he prepares for release

The character, played by Jeff Hordley, has been doing all he can to keep his son, Kyle, from being put behind bars

Manchester Evening News · Jan 12, 2023

Turkey using courts, laws to target dissent ahead of votes-Human Rights Watch

President Tayyip Erdogan's government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

Feds say ex-Board of Review worker should get up to 2.5 years in prison for taking bribes for tax breaks

A defense attorney for Danilo “Danny B” Barjaktarevic asked a judge to sentence him to probation instead, arguing he’s already lost his job, will lose his pension, brought shame to his name and spent hours answering questions from the FBI.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2023

Guantanamo at 21: Advocates renew calls for closing US prison

Guantanamo’s legacy of abuse, injustice and ‘lawlessness’ gets worse with each passing year, former detainee says.

Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2023

Daughter of murdered Scot David Haines left furious as dad's abductor 'disappears' from US prison system

Bethany Haines was forced to make urgent enquiries with US justice sources to get reassurance that he was still detained somewhere in the USA.

Daily Record · Jan 12, 2023

Todd and Julie Chrisley are denied bail pending appeal, so prison starts next week

Reality television stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley, known for the series “Chrisley Knows Best,” are still heading to prison next week despite efforts to challenge their fraud convictions.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 11, 2023

ITV Emmerdale viewers distracted by Cain Dingle issue as character set for exit

The character, played by Jeff Hordley, is currently serving time in prison

Liverpool Echo · Jan 11, 2023

ISIS Beatle VANISHES from US jail system - sparking fury from family of Brit victim

Bethany Haines, whose father David was beheaded in Syria, has had to seek reassurance from US justice sources that IS 'Beatle' Alexanda Kotey was still detained somewhere in America.

Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023

Oklahoma prisons chief: Minister OK'd inside death chamber

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has reversed its position and now says it will allow an anti-death penalty minister inside the execution chamber for an upcoming execution

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023