The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch arrested and taken from prison cell over suspected organised crime offences

“The Monk”, 58, was arrested yesterday and taken from his cell at Wheatfield Prison in West Dublin

Dublin Live · Sep 29, 2022

NSW imprisoning more Indigenous women

The number of Indigenous women jailed in NSW has grown by more than a quarter in eight years despite measures designed to decrease incarceration rates.

AAP · Sep 29, 2022

Prison officer stabbed at Melbourne jail

A male prison officer has been stabbed at a maximum security jail in Melbourne, sparking a Victorian Police investigation.

AAP · Sep 29, 2022

Senators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

DA: Death row inmate should get new trial over judge's bias

A Jewish death row inmate who was part of a gang of prisoners who fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after they had escaped is one step closer to getting a new trial after prosecutors have agreed with defense claims that the judge who presided over his case held…

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

The Guardian view on indefinite sentences: still blighting thousands of lives

Editorial: Prisoners detained under the abolished imprisonment for public protection scheme deserve justice

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

14 guards indicted on misconduct charges at women's prison

Fourteen prison guards have been indicted on charges including misconduct and assault stemming from what authorities have said was an assault on inmates at New Jersey's only state prison for women

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Human rights lawyer in Israeli prison goes on hunger strike

Salah Hamouri stages protest against being imprisoned without charge for the last six months

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

Three years ago he was in prison. Now he's poised to be Brazil's next president

NOVA IGUACU, Brazil — Three years ago, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was languishing in a prison cell.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 28, 2022

Scots cons on evil killer Alexander Pacteau's wing 'rioted over missing mail'

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard it took around 50 prison guards to restore order at Kilmarnock Prison.

Daily Record · Sep 28, 2022