The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Family of Scots prisoner with dementia beg for release on compassionate grounds

The family of 75-year-old Jim McDonald are begging prison chiefs to allow him home in time for New Year, while he struggles with dementia.

Daily Record · Dec 28, 2022

Corrie's Jodie Prenger performed at notorious prison and had jail cell as dressing room

Jodie Prenger - who plays Glenda Shuttleworth on Coronation Street - has spoken about her career in a recent interview, including her discussing having performed at Strangeways Prison

Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022

Bill forcing feds to fix prison cameras is signed into law

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul outdated security systems and fix broken surveillance cameras

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

ITV Emmerdale's Will Ash says Caleb has 'axe to grind' as he reveals backstory for Cain and Chas' brother

The former Waterloo Road star made his debut in the ITV soap on Christmas Day when he paid his long-lost brother a visit in prison

Manchester Evening News · Dec 27, 2022

Syria's Kurdish-led Forces 'on Alert' for ISIS Attacks, Says Official

Syrian Kurdish-led forces boosted security Tuesday a day after foiling a deadly ISIS group assault on a prison fearing that the extremists will strike again, a spokesman said. Authorities on Monday declared a state of emergency in Raqa, the extremists’ former de facto capital in northern Syria, after gunmen launched…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 27, 2022

The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor gets 16 years in prison

The government had pushed for a life sentence, but the judge said that punishment was not necessary to deter future similar acts.

WEKU · Dec 27, 2022

Ringleader in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced to 16 years in prison

He was convicted in August of conspiring to abduct the governor in 2020.

Axios · Dec 27, 2022

Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison

The leader of a foiled plot by members of right-wing militia groups to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court, prosecutors said.

Reuters · Dec 27, 2022

Editorial: Spy who helped Cuba fight Miami exiles to be freed. Once she’s out, banish her there

Cuba’s top spy in the United States will be freed from prison on Jan. 8 after serving just 20 years in a federal prison in Texas. She is said to be coming to Miami, briefly. If she comes, she should keep on moving for the repressive regime for which she…

Miami Herald · Dec 27, 2022

ITV Emmerdale fans in awe of Cain Dingle replacement despite spotting error in flashback scenes

Aiden Kane took on the role of a young Cain Dingle, usually played by Jeff Hordley

Manchester Evening News · Dec 27, 2022