The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Woman blackmailed by rapist who threatened to 'destroy her life'

Steven McKee had previously been released from jail early for trying to murder the mother of his children when he embarked on a terrifying campaign of abuse against another woman.

Glasgow Live · Sep 8, 2022

Jailed fraudster tells jury of kickbacks

A former NAB chief-of-staff imprisoned for receiving corrupt benefits has testified at the fraud trial of a businesswoman accused of paying her the kickbacks.

AAP · Sep 8, 2022

Lake Macquarie shooting, home invasion strike force makes third arrest

A 47-year-old man has been charged at a Nowra prison in relation to the incidents earlier this year.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 8, 2022

Defendants set free from prison as barrister Legal Aid strike continues

Thousands of trials and sentencing hearings have had to be abandoned

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022

Teacher in trans pupil pronoun row to stay in prison over refusal to stay away from school

Evangelical Christian Enoch Burke was jailed for breaching order to stay away from his workplace not for his views on gender, court told

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Why I went to prison to visit the school shooter who left me paralysed

Michael Carneal will become one of the first school shooters to appear before a parole board later this month. Missy Jenkins Smith, who’s been paralysed from the chest down since Carneal opened fire on a prayer circle of Kentucky students in 1997, tells Sheila Flynn how she feels about the…

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

French top court upholds prison sentence of Bashar al-Assad's uncle

France's highest court on Wednesday confirmed a ruling that found Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was guilty of acquiring millions of euros worth of French property using funds diverted from the Syrian state.

Reuters · Sep 7, 2022

Irish schoolteacher returns to jail over refusal to comply with court order

Enoch Burke was suspended from work on full pay last month pending the outcome of a disciplinary process after a number of incidents which stemmed from a transgender row in school

Irish Mirror · Sep 7, 2022

Over 35 North Korean female prisoners left to starve to death in labour camps

Reports from North Korea reveal a grim tale from the widely condemned labour camps in the country. A total of 35 women in the camps are believed to have starved to death in recent months

Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022

Trans row Irish schoolteacher remains in jail over refusal to comply with order - OLD

Enoch Burke was barred from his workplace after opposing a request to address a transgender child by their name or use the pronoun ‘they’.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022