The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Operation Gangsta's Paradise in Southern California Leads To Arrest of More Than 40 Mexican Mafia Members

During the April 23 raids, authorities seized four kilograms of fentanyl, 54.4 kilograms of methamphetamine, 0.9 kilogram of heroin, three kilograms of cocaine, 25 firearms and more than $30,000 in cash.

Latin Times · Apr 24

Man jailed for attempting to murder wife by pouring hot oil on her head

Raju Mollah, 50, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for attempting to murder his wife in Birmingham. Mollah attacked his wife by pouring hot oil over her head and repeatedly striking her with a frying pan after asking her to make him an omelette. The victim suffered severe…

The Independent UK · Apr 24

Kosovo court sentences 3 ethnic Serbs to life, 30 years in prison over 2023 clash

A court in Kosovo has sentenced two ethnic Serbs to life in prison and another to 30 years over a 2023 clash with police that left four people dead

The Independent UK · Apr 24

Dems say ‘hell no’ to Republicans considering Trump pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘Shameful way to treat survivors’

Some GOP members on a House committee investigating Epstein are open to the idea of Trump pardoning the convicted trafficker

The Independent UK · Apr 23

Giggling killer tells judge she is ‘amusing’ as he’s sentenced to life in prison for brutal murder

Marcus Terry, 43, was found guilty of second-degree murder in December for killing his cellmate Ray Matos in 2021

The Independent UK · Apr 23

Breaking the cycle of drugs, debt and violence in prisons

Letters: John Podmore calls for consistent leadership, clear accountability and purposeful regimes, while Enver Solomon says drugs flourish in conditions shaped by staff shortages and a lack of meaningful activity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23

‘National scandal’ as ministers U-turn on lifesaving fire safety plans for overcrowded prisons

SPECIAL REPORT: Eleven prisoners have died while ministers drag their heels over legally required fire safety measures in overcrowded British prisons, where there are an average of eight fires a day, Amy-Clare Martin reports

The Independent UK · Apr 23

Kristi Noem purse theft sees migrant sentenced to three years in prison

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The Independent UK · Apr 23

Police probe launched as boy, 16, dies at London young offenders' institution

The boy, 16, was found unresponsive in his cell at Feltham Young Offenders' Institute on Monday

Evening Standard · Apr 23

Man bailed despite 'brutal' stomp that hospitalised cop

A man who stomped on a police officer's head so hard that a crack could be heard will be released from prison as he prepares to appeal his sentence.

AAP · Apr 23