The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Former Jehanabad MP Arun Kumar gets 3-year jail term for remarks against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: A Jehanabad based special court for the MP/MLA cases has sentenced former Lok Sabha member Arun Kumar to three years in prison for his controversial remarks against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in June 2015.

The Times of India · Jul 31, 2022

Sting Warns during Warsaw Concert of Threats to Democracy

British musician Sting interrupted a concert in Warsaw on Saturday evening to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide and to denounce the war in Ukraine as “an absurdity based upon a lie.” He asked a popular Polish actor, Maciej Stuhr, to come onstage to translate his warning…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 31, 2022

Former pal who posted bail of disgraced ex garda calls him a 'monster' for abusing terminally ill partner

Moody, who was stationed at Irishtown Garda station in Dublin, admitted a campaign of terror against his victim named in court only as “Nicola” to protect her identity

Dublin Live · Jul 31, 2022

New probe into violent death of Scot Allan Marshall in custody launched by prosecutors

The Sunday Mail can reveal the prison officers given immunity from prosecution but branded “dishonest” in the Fatal Accident Inquiry ruling are set to be re-interviewed.

Daily Record · Jul 31, 2022

Shakira Could Face A Hefty Prison Sentence For Alleged Tax Fraud

Shakira says her hips don't lie but Spanish prosecutors reckon her tax statements do.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 31, 2022

Russia says it has invited U.N., Red Cross experts to probe jail deaths

Russia has invited experts from the United Nations and the Red Cross to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners in a jail held by Moscow-backed separatists, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

Reuters · Jul 30, 2022

Ukraine: Zelensky calls for mass evacuation from the Donetsk region

‘The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill’

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022

Congressman Allred Optimistic on Brittney Griner Swap

The Texas congressman spoke about Griner’s ongoing imprisonment with TMZ earlier this week.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 30, 2022

Shadowy arms dealer Viktor Bout may be key to Russia's release of WNBA star Brittney Griner

WASHINGTON — Viktor Bout has long been the type of shadowy figure who inhabits spy novels, a convicted arms dealer who commanded a billion-dollar operation of aircraft fleets to supply weapons to notorious dictators, drug lords and armies fighting wars — and sometimes one another.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 30, 2022

PoW families wait for news following Donetsk prison attack that killed 50

Wives of prisoners unsure whether loved ones survived blast in Olenivka as Russia and Ukraine blame each other

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022