The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Fugees rapper Pras Michel turns himself in for 14-year prison sentence but will still appeal

Fugees rapper Pras Michel has turned himself in to start his 14-year prison sentence following his conviction in 2023.

BANG Premier · May 1

Father who abducted son mistakenly released from prison and remains at large

Ifedayo Adedapo Kolawoe Adeyeye was mistakenly released from HMP Pentonville on April 21 and his whereabouts are unknown.

Evening Standard · May 1

Superdry co-founder facing prison after rape conviction

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The Independent UK · May 1

60 Minutes journalist decries ‘spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear’ at CBS News

Sharyn Alfonsi, whose report on Cecot prison was pulled by Bari Weiss, admits uncertainty over her future at network

The Guardian - US · May 1

Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro

President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

Prisoner review – Kapow! Boom! Shooty-shooty! What stupid fun this is

Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle are the prison guard and contract killer handcuffed together and on the run from a super evil crime syndicate. Cor, it’s silly stuff

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

Brazil’s Congress reduces Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence

Brazil’s Congress has reduced former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence, a move that will likely be appealed to the country’s Supreme Court

The Independent UK · Apr 30

Teen boy faces 2 years in Singapore prison for licking straw, putting it back with clean ones for others to use

Absolutely disgusting.

We Got This Covered · Apr 30

‘What we’re doing is real justice’: how one New York gym built a pipeline away from prison

Debra Granik’s five-hour documentary shows a former drug dealer turned entrepreneur striving to beat a system that continues to punish those that have served time

The Guardian - US · Apr 30

Myanmar reduces ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison term in new amnesty

Myanmar’s military-backed government shortened the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

The Independent UK · Apr 30