Prison officers to appear in court on manslaughter charge Anthony Paine took his life in HMP Liverpool, but his death later became a criminal investigation Liverpool Echo · Jan 5, 2023
Architect of US college admissions scam receives prison sentence University admissions consultant Rick Singer receives three and a half years in prison for masterminding bribery scheme. Al Jazeera · Jan 5, 2023
Ex-Bolivia official receives stiff jail sentence for bribes A former Bolivian interior minister has been sentenced in the United States to nearly six years in prison for taking at least $532,000 in bribes to help a Florida company win a lucrative contract to sell tear gas to his country's government The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023
Iran Releases Oscar-Winning Film Actress Held over Protests Iran released a prominent actress from an Oscar-winning film on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after she was jailed for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests, local reports said. Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency said Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning “The Salesman,” was released on bail. Her… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 4, 2023
Taraneh Alidoosti: Iran releases film star from prison on bail – 18 days after arrest The actor’s arrest for supporting anti-government protests prompted shock across the country The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023
In troubled Mexico prison, inmates ruled their cell blocks The violent prison break that killed 17 people _ mostly guards _ and resulted in the escape of 30 inmates has revealed a shocking level of self-rule by prisoners inside the troubled prison in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023
First transgender inmate Amber McLaughlin executed in the US The Missouri prisoner was put to death for a 2003 killing Irish Mirror · Jan 4, 2023
Mum stuck in Iran jail for 13 years shares letter from inside 'hell-like' prison As she enters her 14th year in jail in Iran, Maryam Akbari Monfared has shared a letter while also celebrating the protests that have spread throughout Iran while she has been incarcerated Daily Mirror · Jan 4, 2023
Amber McLaughlin becomes first transgender woman to be executed in US after 2003 murder conviction The 49-year-old was on death row in a prison in Missouri for killing a former girlfriend in 2003 in St Louis Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023
California seeks sterilization victims to pay reparations California officials are looking for victims of government-forced or coerced sterilization The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023
Wallsend man who helped escaped prisoner out of 'misplaced loyalty' avoids joining him behind bars Anthony Wray, of Wallsend, was good friends with escaped robber Craig Inskip's dad before he took his own life Chronicle Live · Jan 4, 2023
Murder charge after Tas escapee death A Tasmanian man has been charged with murder after the body of an escaped prisoner was found outside a suburban Hobart home in an apparent shooting. AAP · Jan 4, 2023
Man charged with murder over shooting of escaped prisoner Nicholas Scott in Granton, near Hobart A 20-year-old man is charged with the murder of 26-year-old Nicholas Scott, who escaped prison custody at the Royal Hobart Hospital late on Monday night and was found shot dead hours later. ABC News · Jan 4, 2023
Emmerdale's Robert Sugden return 'sealed' as ITV teases sentencing twist Emmerdale favourite Robert Sugden was last seen on our screens in 2019 when he was sent to prison for killing his sister Victoria's rapist, Lee Posner. Leeds Live · Jan 4, 2023
The Denver Post · Jan 4, 2023 Colorado funeral home owners sentenced to prison for selling body parts without families’ permission GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Megan Hess and Shirley Koch slowly put out their arms, the soft clink of metal handcuffs audible in the federal courtroom as U.S. marshals took the mother and daughter into custody.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 3, 2023 50 years in prison apiece for 2 gang members who fatally shot mom shopping with her sons “It’s not stupidity. ... It’s a function of not caring about anything except channeling their gang animus toward some other gang member,” Judge Timothy Joyce said in handing down the sentences Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023 Inmates allege Texas to use unsafe drugs for executions Three Texas death row inmates allege that the state’s prison system plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to carry out their executions early this year
Liverpool Echo · Jan 3, 2023 Liverpool's last executions and the horrific crimes behind them One of the last executions in the history of the UK took place at Walton Prison
WEKU · Jan 3, 2023 Mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admission scandal is about to learn his fate Rick Singer pleaded guilty in 2019 to selling what he called "a side door" into top universities. The scheme snared dozens of wealthy clients, from actors to business titans and big-shot lawyers.
Reuters · Jan 3, 2023 Head of Mexican jailbreak prison fired, deadly manhunt gathers pace Mexican authorities on Tuesday said they had fired the director of a prison near the U.S. border where at least 30 inmates escaped at the weekend after a deadly riot, as police began a manhunt for missing convicts.
Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023 Seven killed as hunt for Mexican cartel jail escapees turns deadly At least seven people have been killed in a shootout after a Mexican cartel broke their leader out of prison.
Liverpool Echo · Jan 3, 2023 Woman's desperate bid to keep 'Coronation Street rapist' behind bars Andrew Barlow is due to be released this month despite getting 13 life sentences for his heinous crime
ABC News · Jan 3, 2023 Prison service launches investigation into Nicholas Scott hospital escape before shooting death An inmate who fled a prison escort at hospital made his way to Hobart's nightclub strip and borrowed a member of the public's phone before he was later shot dead, police say.
Daily Mirror · Jan 3, 2023 Boris Becker to make commentary return at Australian Open following release from prison The six-time Grand Slam winner was deported to native Germany after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half year prison term after being found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023 Fake teen doctor is sent back to prison for stealing $10k from employer in Florida A serial grifter who gained national infamy as a teenager when he impersonated a doctor to defraud a patient is heading back to prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $10,000 from his employer