The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Delays to secure schools ‘leaving girls in unsafe conditions’

Government lacks ‘coherent strategy’ for youth custody, say MPs.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Capitol rioter from Maryland with Confederate flag gets 5 months in prison

David Alan Blair joined the January 6 riot while it was in progress

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Iranian 1988 war mass executioner jailed after being ‘lured to Sweden in sightseeing sting’

Hamid Noury is set to spend a minimum of 20 years behind bars in Sweden

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022

Two women caught smuggling hash oil into prison

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The Hindu · Jul 14, 2022

Iranian leader oversaw brutal mass executions with guards told to 'kill them quickly'

One survivor told Amnesty they saw numerous bodies strewn on the ground in a section of the prison where there were 12 chairs with 12 ropes hanging above them in Iran

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

Roman Polanski criminal case transcripts must be unsealed, court rules

LOS ANGELES — An appeals court ruled Wednesday that transcripts related to Roman Polanski's criminal case must be made public, a decision that could bring an end to a legal saga the acclaimed film director set in motion when he fled the U.S. after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2022

Sweden hands life sentence to ex-Iranian official over 1988 purge

Hamid Noury is convicted of committing war crimes and murder while working as an assistant to the deputy prosecutor.

Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2022

Russian basketball boss defends Brittney Griner in drugs trial

A Russian basketball club director gave evidence in support of U.S. Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) star Brittney Griner on Thursday in her third appearance in a Russian court on drugs charges carrying a possible jail sentence of up to 10 years.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Kremlin declines comment on prospect of prisoner exchange for U.S. basketball star

The Kremlin on Thursday refused to comment on the prospect of a prisoner exchange for detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Members of Brittney Griner's Russian team defend her character, on and off the court

Griner appeared moved by the testimony of her friends, tearing up repeatedly during Thursday's proceedings. Her longtime team doctor added that Griner has never failed a drug test.

WEKU · Jul 14, 2022