The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Man charged in Whitey Bulger’s murder says ‘everybody knew he was coming’ to jail

Transfer of Bulger to West Virginia prison was open secret, claims man accused of being lookout

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

Police catch convicted rapist who absconded from prison

Sean Phipps, 51, failed to return to HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire after being released on a temporary licence to visit Bristol on June 1.

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

King Charles and the Scottish school that left scars he struggled to heal

Sending the prince to the 1930s school in a remote part of north-east Scotland was later referred to as 'not the best decision' by the Duke of Edinburgh after Charles struggled to fit in and called it a 'prison sentence'

Edinburgh Live · Sep 10, 2022

Man who thought Kylie Jenner ordered him to kill three men is sentenced to life in prison

Marvin Magallanes was sentenced for the killings of Sabah Alsaad, 49, Onosai Tavita, 52, and Danny Pham, 27

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

Shooting spree and Eliza Fletcher kidnapping in Memphis raise new concerns about parole

Experts say harsher parole rules won’t stop violent crime

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

A rural California town sued to keep a prison open. Judge rules Newsom can close it

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may immediately resume shutting down a prison in Northern California, a judge ruled this week, dismissing a lawsuit by a rural town that sought to stop the closure.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022

‘We are tired of living like prisoners’: LGBT+ asylum seekers stranded in Niger

After being stranded in Niger for almost two years, a group of LGBT+ asylum seekers in Niamey is growing ever more desperate in their hopes for resettlement. While navigating a country marked by intolerance towards LGBT people, they feel propelled to take more active action and demand the United Nations…

France 24 · Sep 9, 2022

Jailed Kremlin critic: Government has ‘failed to shut me up’

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin may be in jail, but he refuses to be silenced

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

Oscar Pistorius could be released from prison next year after glowing behaviour reports

The former Paralympic sprint champion is serving a sentence of more than 13 years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steekamp

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

French dentists jailed for mass mutilation and fraud

A French court has sent a father-and-son dentist team to prison for years for needlessly removing teeth from hundreds of patients and fitting expensive dental bridges that left many disfigured and in pain.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 9, 2022