The Latest Breaking News from Prison

UN calls on UAE to release British man imprisoned in Dubai since 2008

UN working group rules that Ryan Cornelius has been held arbitrarily and subjected to rights violations

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022

Man convicted in Minnesota clinic attack faces life sentence

A man who stormed a medical clinic in Minnesota, fatally shot one person and wounded four others faces a mandatory term of life in prison without parole when he is sentenced

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

‘Spiderhead’ review: In a remote prison, Chris Hemsworth leads drug trials in a pill of a Netflix thriller

“Spiderhead,” now streaming on Netflix for the undemanding, brings up the challenge of stretching a short story into conventional feature film length without the whole thing going sideways.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 17, 2022

Revised Penal Code shifts focus to rehabilitation

The amended Penal Code bill that was passed this month mandates the creation of a "confinement" category, abolishing the categories of imprisonment with labor and imprisonment without labor, aiming to facilitate the official shift of emphasis from "punishment" to "rehabilitation" for inmates.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 17, 2022

The many twists and turns of Julian Assange’s lengthy fight against extradition

In April, Westminster Magistrates’ Court formally issued an extradition order after years of hearings in the case.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Home Secretary agrees to extradition of Julian Assange

The WikiLeaks founder is being held in Belmarsh prison in London.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Key questions as gang 'planned prison van ramming for at least a month'

Gardai are searching for a car with NI plates

Belfast Live · Jun 17, 2022

Joe Exotic rekindles romance with his ex after prison engagement called off

Joe Exotic opened up about his love life after splitting from his prison fiancé

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2022

Roe reversal could flood prisons

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers warns abortion penalties will result in overcriminalization

Salon · Jun 17, 2022

France urged to drastically improve situation in overcrowded jails

The International Observatory for Prisons (OIP) and Amnesty International have jointly called on France to implement an emergency plan to overhaul its inefficient and overcrowded prison system.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 17, 2022