The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Ghislaine Maxwell will earn as little as 12p an hour cleaning toilets at new prison

The former girlfriend of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, will reportedly earn as little as 12p an hour in her new Florida jail. Maxwell was convicted of horrific sex crimes

Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022

Police hunt wanted man who fled from prison

Gavin Phythian, 33, could be in Tameside, Oldham, or Rochdale

Manchester Evening News · Jul 26, 2022

Lori Loughlin reflects on being ‘down and broken’ on star-studded TV show

Perhaps signaling Lori Loughlin’s acceptance back into the Hollywood fold, the disgraced “Full House” star joined Oprah Winfrey, Sharon Stone and Whoopi Goldberg and other celebrities on a Los Angeles-based telethon over the weekend, talking about her weekly commitment to delivering food to people in need since leaving federal prison.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

Rapist punished by Irish prison chiefs after sending sick card to woman he abused as a child

Michael Moloney was given a P19 form by the Irish Prison Service

Irish Mirror · Jul 26, 2022

NT coroner's inquest into hanging death at Darwin Holtze prison facing significant delay, court told

The family of 31-year-old prisoner Bernard Hector, who died at Darwin's prison last year, are disappointed his inquest may not happen until next year.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

Will the Myanmar executions force Australia to act decisively at last?

The execution of four political prisoners in Myanmar is further confirmation of what was already well known. The regime of Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing will stop at nothing to maintain its grip on the country.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022

MPs concerned over number of women in prison

The Ministry of Justice predicts an increase in the female prison population by more than a third in the next three years.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Former Darwin resident who defrauded former employers of nearly $90,000 sentenced to two years in prison

Kristy Gall will spend at least three months in prison after being sentenced in the Northern Territory Supreme Court today.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

Darwin mass shooter Benjamin Hoffmann's lawyer withdraws services in alleged 'hot water' prison assault case

Mass shooter Benjamin Hoffmann may be unrepresented in an upcoming court case over an alleged prison assault, after his lawyer withdrew due to ongoing funding issues.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

Australia 'appalled' by Myanmar executions, Penny Wong offers condolences to families still without answers

Members of the international community — including Australia and the organisation representing Myanmar's neighbours — call the killings "appalling" and "highly reprehensible".

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022