Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Boggo Road Gaol and Brisbane's dark side to feature heavily in Netflix production of Boy Swallows Universe

A Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s best-selling book takes viewers inside a Brisbane landmark once home to rats, lice, and hardened criminals.

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

Judge sentences boat pilot to 18 years in prison for 3 smuggling deaths

SAN DIEGO — The smuggler who was at the helm of an overloaded 40-foot vessel that capsized off Point Loma last year, causing three migrants to drown and sparking a chaotic rescue effort, was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison.

Tribune News Service · Aug 13, 2022

Russia optimistic on US prisoner swap including WNBA star Griner

Russia for the first time expressed guarded optimism about talks with the U.S. on a prisoner exchange involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American.

Tribune News Service · Aug 13, 2022

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Dramatic bouts of violence and mayhem in two regions of Mexico this week have left at least 12 dead and dozens of businesses torched, dramatizing the ability of crime gangs to wreak havoc and shatter the semblance of normality almost anywhere in the country without warning.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 13, 2022

Ageing prisoners taught Amazon shopping and contactless payments to help them go straight

The classes were introduced at HMP North Sea Camp, a 300-capacity open jail near Boston, Lincolnshire, as some of the inmates have been banged up since the 1990s and way before smartphones

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Texas man dies after chugging bottle of liquid in court as he was convicted of child abuse

Edward Leclair had faced maximum prison sentence of 100 years in Denton County

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022

Prisoner dead after being discovered in his cell at HMP Parc in Bridgend

A spokesman for G4S, which runs the prison, said: 'Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time'

Wales Online · Aug 13, 2022

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Plea seeks transfer of teacher linked to Kallakurichi violence case from Salem prison

It also seeks the identification of those arrested wrongly in the incident

The Hindu · Aug 13, 2022

Millionaire jailed after refusing to tear down 'UK’s biggest man cave'

Graham Wildin remained composed as he was sentenced to prison after failing to comply with a judge's order to tear down the huge leisure complex.

Daily Record · Aug 13, 2022

Prison death investigation after inmate, 41, dies at HMP Low Moss near Glasgow

John McMillan passed away at the prison in the Bishopbriggs area on Monday, August 8. The 41-year-old had previously been remanded at Paisley Sheriff Court in 2022.

Glasgow Live · Aug 13, 2022

Millionaire who refused to tear down 'UK’s biggest man cave' JAILED after legal battle

Graham Wildin, 70, faces six weeks in prison following an eight-year long planning battle with his local council after he built one of Britain's biggest man caves without permission

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Political Prisoner review: Paul Manafort stays loyal to Trump – but still spills a few beans

Aide jailed in Russia investigation and pardoned has written a memoir that is mostly – if not completely – forgettable

The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2022

Social Pantry: Meet the London caterer providing ex-offenders with a new path in food

One of the biggest challenges faced by people coming out of jail is the scant opportunities to start again. Kate Ng talks to groups attempting to bring ex-offenders into professional kitchens

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022

New York removes the word ‘inmate’ from all state law and replaces it with ‘incarcerated individual’

Governer Hochul says change designed to ‘reduce stigma’ and ‘demonisation’ of people serving time

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2022

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Bristol Post · Aug 13, 2022

Sex offenders jailed in Bristol so far in 2022

Cases have included historical offenders brought to justice by scientific advances

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

US man sentenced to 18 years for deadly migrant boat trip

A federal judge has sentenced a San Diego man to 18 years in prison for piloting a small vessel overloaded with 32 migrants that smashed apart in powerful surf off San Diego’s coast last year, killing three people

Salon · Aug 12, 2022

The wrongful conviction of Chol Soo Lee

Filmmakers Julie Ha and Eugene Yi spoke to Salon about the landmark case in Asian American social justice

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 12, 2022

Newly released report says COPA recommended firing of cop who worked under disgraced Sgt. Ronald Watts

Alvin Jones retired from the police department in May. A police oversight agency recommended last year that he be fired for lying and falsifying reports.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022

Darwin's main hospital, prison among over 300 buildings potentially non-compliant with NT building standards

The Northern Territory’s anti-corruption watchdog has revealed hundreds of government buildings may not comply with occupancy regulations — including Parliament House, Royal Darwin Hospital and the Darwin prison.

Chronicle Live · Aug 12, 2022

Newcastle dealers jailed after being caught with lethal 'Calvin Klein' drug cocktail

Saibou Sidibeh and Abdou Jobarteh have been locked up at Newcastle Crown Court for drugs offences while Abdoulie Mbye and Fafa Nyabally were spared prison

AAP · Aug 12, 2022

Boys self harming in WA adult prison unit

A group of youth detainees moved to a standalone facility at an adult prison in Perth have repeatedly attempted to harm themselves at the new unit.

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

South Korea to pardon Samsung's Lee, other corporate giants

South Korea will pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong with a year left on his sentence for bribing a president in a corruption scandal that toppled her government

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Aboriginal man dies in custody at Port Phillip Prison in Melbourne, hours after hospital visit

The man in his 30s had been taken to hospital on Wednesday morning for treatment. He was then brought back to the prison, where he died in the medical unit.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2022

Selling Covid antivirals over the counter a ‘recipe for disaster’ – as it happened

This blog is now closed

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Arrernte boxing academy helping troubled kids get on the right track and stay there

The Arrernte man says he was on his way to prison until boxing taught him the balance and discipline he needed to get his life on track and become a mentor for others.

1 … 893 894 895 896

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Newcastle Crown Court

187 stories

Chicago Police Department

172 stories

COPA

136 stories

Scottish Prison Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.