The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Boris Becker ‘teaching yoga’ to fellow prisoners after sentence for concealing assets

Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison in April

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Drug dealer in plot to flood Scotland with heroin and coke caught with iPhone in jail

Anthony O'Hare, caged for his leading role in a drug supply plot, admitted a charge of possessing a communication device while in prison

Daily Record · Oct 20, 2022

Boris Becker 'sheds over a stone' in jail while teaching fellow inmates how to keep fit

Tennis legend Boris Becker was sentenced to 30 months in jail in April, with the German then transferred from Wandsworth prison to Huntercombe the following month

Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022

Kuwait Court of Appeals Sentences Mazen al-Jarrah to 5 Years in Prison

The Kuwaiti Court of Appeal sentenced Major General Mazen al-Jarrah and Nawaf al-Shalahi to five years in prison and fined them KD1.360 million for money laundering and bribery in what was known as the case of the Bangladeshi MP. It is the second part of the Bangladeshi MP, which dates…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

Staff working with refugees accused of 'wanting to just clock off' after damning Newcastle hotel probe

A council investigation recently uncovered shocking living conditions for asylum seekers in Newcastle hotels, which it is claimed reminded torture victims of being in prison

Chronicle Live · Oct 20, 2022

Cambodian court convicts opposition leader of land giveaway

A court in Cambodia has convicted opposition leader Sam Rainsy in absentia of planning to cede national land to a foreign entity and sentenced him to life in prison

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Exclusive-Deadly Iran jail fire erupted as police clashed with inmates, sources say

Two days before a fire ripped through a section of Iran's Evin prison and killed at least eight people, a riot police unit arrived at the compound and began to patrol the corridors, shouting "God is Greatest" and banging batons on cell doors, six sources told Reuters.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

Far-right ex-UCLA student sentenced to 3.5 years in prison over Capitol insurrection

Christian Secor, a follower of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, was among a group of rioters pushing through a doorway into the Capitol.

Axios · Oct 20, 2022

California man who sat in Mike Pence’s chair during Capitol riot sentenced to prison

A 24-year-old Costa Mesa, California, man who sat in former Vice President Mike Pence’s vacated seat while storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison.

The Orange County Register · Oct 19, 2022

US raises concerns after Saudis sentence American to 16 years in prison over tweets

The U.S. has raised concerns with Saudi Arabia about an American citizen whom the kingdom sentenced to 16 years in prison for posting tweets critical of the Saudi government.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022