The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Stephen Lawrence killer denied request to move to open prison

The application for David Norris to serve the rest of his term in a lower security jail was blocked by Justice Secretary Dominic Raab.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

India's employee hostels are often like prisons – but young women garment workers don't always see it that way

Kavitha, 18, earns a living at a clothing factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Like many of her colleagues, she lives in accommodation provided by the factory, where she shares a dimly lit hostel room with 16 other women.

The Conversation · May 18, 2022

A former Minneapolis cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd killing

Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd's killing. The state is recommending a sentence of three years in prison.

WEKU · May 18, 2022

Caroline Crouch's killer husband has adoring fans who say he's 'handsome and dashing'

A small group of women stood outside the court in Athens, Greece, to show support for Babis Anagnostopoulos, 34, who murdered his British wife Caroline Crouch when she tried to leave him

Daily Mirror · May 18, 2022

Mechanics laugh after setting autistic apprentice on fire in grim footage

Security footage showed the sick attackers chasing the vulnerable victim with a blow torch and accelerant

Liverpool Echo · May 18, 2022

Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s health worsens in Egyptian prison

Egypt rights body urges authorities to transfer activist to better facility, as his family calls for his release.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2022

Child killer who abducted toddler from her bed will remain in prison after parole refusal

Robert Astley snatched two-year-old Denise Bradbury from her bedroom in 1983

Wales Online · May 18, 2022

I saw my fiancé stab himself to death - then was charged with his murder

"Even to this day, I don’t feel like I’ve had time to grieve"

Manchester Evening News · May 18, 2022

I was never bogged down by failures, says Perarivalan

‘My mother was the source of my strength during 31 years of imprisonment’ 

The Hindu · May 18, 2022

Sheena Bora murder case: Supreme Court grants bail to Indrani Mukerjea

Conditions of Indrani Mukerjea’s bail would be similar to those of Peter Mukerjea, the co-accused in the Sheena Bora murder case and out in bail since 2020

The Hindu · May 18, 2022