The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Putin says more prisoner swaps with US ‘possible’

Russia swapped US basketball star Brittney Griner with the prolific arms dealer Bout at Abu Dhabi airport

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Brittney Griner lands in the US after Russia prisoner exchange

The prisoner swap deal was reached after months of negotiations between Washington and Moscow.

Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022

Brittney Griner lands back on US soil after being freed from Russia in prisoner swap for Viktor Bout

Plane carrying the WNBA star landed in San Antonio at around 5.30am ET on Friday morning

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Ex-NYPD cop Michael Valva jailed for murdering autistic son who froze to death in garage

A former police officer has been handed 25-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of the horrific murder of his autistic son who froze to death in a garage

Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022

How does the 15-month jail term for environmental protester Violet Coco compare to other sentences?

Activist’s jailing for a peaceful protest has shocked many, as less than 6% of people charged with environmental pollution and property damage offences are sent to prison

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022

Who is Paul Whelan, the former US marine who has been detained in Russia since 2018?

As news broke that US basketball star Brittney Griner had been released from Russian prison in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout, US officials didn't mince words: "This was not a choice of which American to bring home".

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Why getting Whelan freed from Russia is proving harder than Griner

WASHINGTON — For the second time this year, the family of Michigan's Paul Whelan was left "devastated" that Russia agreed to swap an American prisoner for the return of a Russian inmate, and that, again, that American wasn't Paul.

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022

Prosecutor seeking to free inmate accused of hiding evidence

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has asked a judge to sanction St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, accusing her of concealing evidence in her effort to vacate the conviction for a man who has spent nearly 30 years in prison for murder

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

How the Biden admin says the prisoner swap that freed Brittney Griner happened

"It was a choice between bringing home one particular American — Brittney Griner — or bringing home none."

Axios · Dec 8, 2022

Man who killed 2 Georgia deputies pleads guilty, gets life in prison

ATLANTA — The man who shot two Cobb County sheriff’s deputies pleaded guilty to murder and other charges Thursday morning, exactly three months after killing the law enforcement officers.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022