The Latest Breaking News from Prison

New York’s ageing prisoners languish with poor medical care and little hope

Advocates in New York hope the case of Valerie Gaiter, who died in prison after 40 years behind bars, will help bring reform

The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2022

From crime lord to Michelin award: how a notorious Marseille prison was the making of a top French chef

He spent 13 years behind bars after smuggling drugs for Mediterranean gangs. Now Krishna Léger is one of the country’s most exciting chefs. What made him change his ways?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022

Corrie prison release and Emmerdale baby twist exposed: Soap highlights for this week

Coronation Street is lining up scenes of tension and there's panic on EastEnders, while Emmerdale lines up some big discoveries

Daily Mirror · Aug 20, 2022

Man who killed five in San Fernando Valley shooting spree sentenced to life in prison

LOS ANGELES — A man convicted of killing five people in a random shooting spree in the San Fernando Valley in 2014 was sentenced this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 20, 2022

Washington state school shooter sentenced to 40 years

A man who shot one classmate to death and wounded three others five years ago in a Washington state high school, apologized to his victims before he was sentenced to 40 years in prison

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Large-scale gun, drug busts mark latest chapter in federal violent crime crackdown in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Separate federal raids in the Twin Cities and Rochester this week yielded the seizure of dozens of firearms — including devices to turn them into machine guns — and the takedown of a large-scale meth trafficking group, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said Friday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

A mafia hitman, a mobster and a newly-released inmate: Who killed Whitey Bulger?

Almost four years after he was savagely beaten to death in federal prison, three men have been charged with the murder of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger. Rachel Sharp reports on the suspects accused of killing the notorious mafia boss and the many unanswered questions that still remain

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

An Islamic State member is sentenced to life in prison in the deaths of hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group known as the "ISIS Beatles," is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to be convicted in the U.S,, prosecutors said.

WEKU · Aug 19, 2022

Immigrant gets 38 years in prison for fatal Arizona robbery

A Mexican immigrant was sentenced to 38 years in prison in the fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk during a 2015 robbery in Arizona

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

He kidnapped 26 kids on a school bus and buried them alive. Now he’s free

Three California rich kids hijacked a bus full of schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them underground, along with their driver. They then called in a ransom demand to local police before falling asleep and waking up to the news their victims had escaped. The final perpetrator, now 70, is only…

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022