The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Washington pervert caught with sickening child abuse images claimed it was an accident

Christopher Gilby, of Washington, admitted three counts of making indecent images of children

Chronicle Live · Sep 21, 2022

Ex-officer Thomas Lane sentenced for manslaughter in George Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was sentenced to three years in prison in Hennepin County District Court for his role in George Floyd's killing more than two years ago.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Adnan Syed family friend jokes he’s not looking to ‘hook up’ with ‘thirsty’ ladies after conviction overturned

‘Adnan is not looking to hook up or meet any of the very thirsty, er I mean interested, ladies reaching out,’ tweeted attorney and family friend Rabia Chaudry

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Tarrant County sends more kids to youth prisons than any other in Texas. Many blame this judge.

Critics say state District Judge Alex Kim is sending too many children to the state’s failing youth prison system. The longtime GOP politician points to a rise in teen gang violence.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 21, 2022

Prisoner gets life sentence for attacking guard with razor blade on a toothbrush

‘Now I have times during my commute that I feel as though I can’t breathe,’ victim says

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

What kind of country are we that treats children in prison with such cruelty and brutality?

Our colonial history began as a convict settlement and the culture of punishment and cruelty has not changed

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022

'Serial' podcast's Adnan Syed has murder conviction vacated. How common are wrongful convictions?

In 2000, 18-year-old Baltimore man Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Syed was sentenced to life in prison and served close to 23 years in prison for the crime.

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2022

Strangeways prisoner who died in cell may have survived if staff had responded faster, inquest hears

Paul Johnstone, 37, who had a long history of drug misuse, was found unconscious in his cell

Manchester Evening News · Sep 21, 2022

San Diego apologizes, rescinds its World War II-era support for incarceration of Japanese Americans

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council rescinded Tuesday a resolution it had passed 80 years ago in support of the incarceration of Japanese Americans in prison camps during World War II.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Anger over 14-year-old boy's move from Banksia Hill youth detention centre to Casuarina Prison

A prominent Perth lawyer expresses outrage that a client aged just 14 is now being held at Casuarina prison, saying he's been given no reason for why the boy was transferred to the maximum-security adult jail.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022