The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Right from Wrong; Criminal; The Life Inside review – the problem with our prisons

Three different viewpoints on the UK’s system of incarceration – by Jacob Dunne, Angela Kirwin and Andy West – examine the human cost of our investment in punishment rather than rehabilitation

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022

Cruel Newcastle son stole mum's savings that she intended to give her grandchildren

Adam Mosettig had only recently been released from prison when he helped himself to his mother's moneybox, which contained £2 coins she'd spent years saving

Chronicle Live · May 30, 2022

Sacramento woman sentenced to 15 months in prison for punching Southwest flight attendant over mask mandate

A California woman who knocked out a flight attendant’s teeth because she didn’t want to put her mask on properly was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison.

Tribune News Service · May 30, 2022

Snowflakes, meet a real free speech hero

Socialist Eugene Debs stood up for freedom of speech and went to prison — and then ran for president from his cell

Salon · May 29, 2022

Lester Piggott: From teenage sensation to prison, the remarkable life of a racing genius

Piggott, who sadly died on Sunday at 86 years old, rode 4,493 winners in an amazing career which spanned 46 years with spectacular highs and some dreadful lows

Daily Mirror · May 29, 2022

Tottenham Turks gang leader who fled prison arrested in Moldova after international manhunt

Turkish national Izzet Eren was sentenced to 21 years in prison for firearms offence

The Independent UK · May 29, 2022

HC wants Orissa govt to form panels to solve prisoners' problems

CUTTACK: The Orissa high court has directed the state government to constitute prisoners panchayat councils (PPCs) in jails. The PPCs would bring the problems faced by inmates in jails to the notice of the jail administration for remedial action.

The Times of India · May 29, 2022

Baby P mum told to lose weight after being refused new identity

Tracey Connelly is set to be released from prison

Wales Online · May 29, 2022

Criminologist warns Graham Dwyer 'won’t be able to control fetishes' and 'will try to feed his urges' if freed

Forensic criminologist John O’Keefe believes Dwyer will quickly re-establish himself in the BDSM community if he is released from prison on appeal

Irish Mirror · May 29, 2022

Chocolate, pizzas and avocados on the menu for Irish prisoners as criminals order in bounty fare

Order sheets reveal their specific tastes with prisoners stocking up on eclairs, wine gums, Tayto crisps, and Fanta orange for pre-Christmas celebrations

Irish Mirror · May 29, 2022