The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Gretna factory employee caught more than four times the legal drink-drive limit

Mark Smith could now face a prison sentence after being caught on camera committing the crime

Daily Record · Jun 10, 2022

Rolex Worn during WWII 'Great Escape' Sells for $189,000 in New York

A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life "Great Escape" from the Nazi Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp sold for $189,000 on Thursday in New York. The final sum for the timepiece, sold to an anonymous buyer, was less than the $200,000 and $400,000 expected by Christie's,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 10, 2022

Townsville rapist sentenced to 13 years' jail for 'cruel, sadistic, callous' attacks on two women

A 20-year-old north Queensland man is sentenced to 13 years in prison over two attacks in Townsville that left physical and emotional scars on his victims.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Strangeways prison week-long LOCKDOWN as cons held in cells amid 'intelligence operation'

HMP Manchester has forbidden prisoners from leaving their cells under any circumstances meaning they have been unable to exercise, eat away from their beds or even shower

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

Notorious Strangeways prison on lockdown amid claims inmates not allowed to shower or exercise

It is understood prisoners have been confined to their cells since June 6, with families also prohibited from visiting their loved ones until June 10.

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2022

5 killed by Texas escapee died from gunshots, stab wounds

A newly released medical examiner's report says a Texas grandfather and his four grandsons who were killed by a prison escapee died from gunshots, sharp force injuries and stab wounds

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

‘Is it really going to take a death?’: legal advocates say Don Dale must be shut down

Teenager hospitalised this week the latest in at least 54 self-harm or suicide attempts at NT youth detention centre since July 2021

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022

Escaped prisoner on the run pops up on PODCAST to blast 'injustice' of 17 years jail

Greggor Grey escaped from HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire back in mid-May, during his time on the run he first rang up his local paper to moan about prison before now appearing on The Chop Shop podcast

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

Ukraine: British POWs sentenced to death after 'show trial' which appears to violate Geneva Conventions

Two Britons captured while fighting in Ukraine’s armed forces have been sentenced to death after what has been condemned as a “show trial”. Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, who surrendered to Russian forces during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, were convicted on the charge of “being a…

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2022

Strangeways bosses explain reason for lockdown at prison as inmates confined to cells all week

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed the lockdown is due to an 'intelligence-led operation'

Manchester Evening News · Jun 9, 2022