The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Parkland shooter gets life in prison for gunning down 17 in Valentine's school attack

Student Nikolas Cruz was 19 when he opened fire for approximately nine minutes, killing 17 people at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14 2018

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Bukele's anti-gang push in El Salvador hammers gangster graves

Salvadoran prisoners collaborating with officials smashed gangster graves with hammers and metal poles in President Nayib Bukele's latest crackdown on violent gangs, this time aiming to prevent any would-be admirers from paying their respects.

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

Boy George's net worth, love life and 'life changing prison stint'

The musician is worth almost 100 times more than his I'm A Celebrity paycheck

Liverpool Echo · Nov 2, 2022

What Message Are Prosecutors Sending by Charging Paul Pelosi's Attacker With 8 State and Federal Felonies?

In addition to six state charges, David DePape faces two federal charges, each punishable by decades in prison.

Reason · Nov 2, 2022

Climate activists who targeted 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' sentenced to prison

Two Belgian climate change activists who last week targeted the famous Johannes Vermeer painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" have been sentenced to two months in prison by the Dutch court, of which one month was suspended.

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

South Shields mother who smuggled drugs to prisoner in her bra walks free from court

Emma Brown, of South Shields, handed cocaine and subutex to an inmate at HMP Northumberland during a visit

Chronicle Live · Nov 2, 2022

‘Please help us’: Migrants’ plea in letter thrown over fence at Manston immigration facility

Overcrowded unit ‘like a prison’ say detainees in plea to media and aid groups

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

Nikolas Cruz: Parkland school shooter sentenced to life in prison

Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 students and staff with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school, was formally sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after listening to hours of anguished testimony from survivors and victims' relatives.

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes wrote message to Trump after Jan 6: ‘Save the republic’ or ‘die in prison’

Days after Capitol riot, far-right militia leader said he would ‘f****** hang’ Pelosi ‘from the lamppost’

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

Dungeons & Dragons is Apparently Banned in Federal Prisons

State prisons around the country ban the roleplaying game, too, because of bizarre concerns about gang behavior and security threats.

Reason · Nov 2, 2022