The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Elizabeth Holmes asks for a lenient 18-month sentence at home

Convicted Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes said she deserves to spend 18 months in home confinement, not prison, asking the judge who will sentence her next week to look beyond the “mocked and vilified” caricature of her as a cheat, and to instead see her as a human being.

Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022

Scots British embassy security guard admits spying for Russia

David Ballantyne Smith, 58, faces up to 14 years in prison after passing information on British civil servants to the Russian military.

Daily Record · Nov 11, 2022

Star Wars’ best new character just quietly made the franchise even better

Andy Serkis developed a backstory for his character, and it adds a whole new level to the Star Wars universe.

Inverse · Nov 11, 2022

‘Senseless and irresponsible’ driver repeatedly blocked ambulance on way to emergency

Driver sentenced to eight months in prison

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

A Pussy Riot member describes what Brittney Griner can expect in Russian penal colony

Maria Alyokhina was sent to a penal colony as a member of the feminist punk collective. Authorities "teach you how to forget your right to choose," she says. She urges Griner "to not forget yourself."

WEKU · Nov 10, 2022

Authorities forced to ‘intervene’ as British-Egyptian activist continues hunger strike

Egyptian authorities were forced to intervene as jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah continued his hunger strike, his mother said.

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022

Who is Charles Bronson and is he on the verge of release?

He is often referred to as the ’most violent prisoner in Britain’

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022

Prison staff cars torched outside HMP Altcourse as insiders fear targeted attacks

Two men were seen running from the staff car park

Liverpool Echo · Nov 10, 2022

Man receives second life sentence for Reservoir Dogs-inspired murder

Steven Craig will have served a minimum of 34 years in prison for the attack

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022

Jailed Egyptian hunger striker had medical intervention: Family

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family fear prison officials in Egypt have force-fed him, which they say would amount to torture.

Al Jazeera · Nov 10, 2022