The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Life in the shadows of Leeds Prison where residents keep their curtains closed

Residents living outside HM Prison Leeds spoke of how the 'eyesore' building can attract some unwelcome guests

Leeds Live · Oct 9, 2022

The laws that you need to be aware of if you own a dog

Anyone who fails to adhere to the pet-owner rules could face huge fines or even prosecution

Liverpool Echo · Oct 9, 2022

VP Kamala Harris in Austin hits Texas abortion ban as ‘immoral,’ pleads for votes

WASHINGTON – One month before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Austin, Texas, on Saturday and, calling Texas’ abortion ban “immoral,” urged voters to install prosecutors and state officials who will not try to imprison abortion providers.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Gangster Paul 'One Punch' Doyle freed after half his sentence vows he's reformed

Hardman Paul 'One Punch' Doyle was a gangster, a robber and a Manchester United hooligan in a criminal career which spanned five decades - he now vows to steer young people away from crime

Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022

The killer bodybuilder attacked by Kiaran Stapleton in Strangeways - and his notorious dad dubbed 'UK's hardest lag'

Michael Sharp was just 25 years old when he was jailed for life for murdering ex-policeman David Ward

Manchester Evening News · Oct 8, 2022

‘Dying is normal in this jail’: teenager held in Port Phillip prison for four months

Sentencing judge feared that the life of young man held in an adult prison and not offered rehabilitation would become ‘a disaster’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2022

Serial 'jogger rapist' to be released from Oregon prison

An Oregon man known as the “jogger rapist” is set to be released from prison in mid-December after serving nearly 36 years behind bars, almost all of his sentence

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022

Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action

President Joe Biden’s executive action pardoning Americans with federal convictions for simple marijuana possession will benefit thousands of people by making it easier for them to find housing, get a job or apply to college

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022

Serial killer Peter Tobin dies in prison while serving life sentence

SERIAL killer Peter Tobin has died after becoming unwell at the prison where he was serving three life sentences.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 8, 2022

Michael Cohen: Trump's downfall coming

Trump's longtime lawyer and "fixer" on his quest for "Revenge" against "the most dangerous person in America"

Salon · Oct 8, 2022