The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Scots prison bosses told to make more use of open prison or shut it down

Watchdogs say Castle Huntly needs to be better used - or its style of rehabilitation spread to other prisons.

Daily Record · Dec 22, 2022

'The Serpent' Charles Sobhraj to be freed from Nepal prison on Friday

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police suspect was responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, will be freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after nearly 20 years behind bars, a jail official told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters · Dec 22, 2022

Boris Becker Says Fellow Inmate Tried to Kill Him in U.K. Prison

The German tennis star served eight months of a 2 1/2-year sentence.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 22, 2022

Developer who recorded Madigan early in fed investigation gets 16 months in prison

Long before the feds’ public corruption investigation rocked Chicago, See Y. Wong went undercover to record powerful politicians in 2014.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 21, 2022

Coronation Street fans 'rumble' Damon's real plan for Harvey after prison attack

Coronation Street viewers think they've worked out what's really going on with Damon Hay following the reveal that he's Harvey Gaskell's brother

Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022

Russia jails nine Jehovah's Witnesses adherents in two-day period - group

A court in Russia's far east on Wednesday sentenced five Jehovah's Witnesses to more than six years in prison, just two days after four other believers were also sent to jail, the religious group said.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022

Nepal to release serial killer Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj

The French national, also known as ‘The Bikini Killer’, has been accused of murdering more than 20 backpackers in Asia.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2022

Judge rules jailed teacher Enoch Burke should be released from Mountjoy Prison

The judge delivered his ruling on the matter on Wednesday evening after he considered brief submissions

Irish Mirror · Dec 21, 2022

Damien Bendall: Chilling moment ‘brutal’ murderer confessed to killing partner and three children

Damien Bendall was handed a rare whole-life prison term on Wednesday for the horrific murders

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2022

Climber scaled the Shard before telling arresting officers he would 'come down in two minutes after taking a selfie'

After the incident, Adam Lockwood uploaded a video to YouTube, in which he said: "I’m probably going to prison tomorrow but when I get out my videos will probably get crazier.”

Manchester Evening News · Dec 21, 2022