The Latest Breaking News from Prison

‘Catfish’ scammer jailed for 14 years after posing as US soldiers on dating websites

A man who helped dupe dozens of women into sending millions of dollars to people posing as US soldiers in an online dating fraud has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal

The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Julius Czapla murder: I will fight to ensure killer never leaves jail – mother

Patrycja Szczesniak said she was determined that Lukasz Czapla would never be released from prison after being found guilty of the murder of her son.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Darren Burke: Married Home Office boss who tried to induce lover’s miscarriage faces prison

Darren Burke, 43, crushed the abortion pill into a glass of orange juice to give to his lover, the court heard

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Wayne Couzens deserves ‘decades in jail’ not whole-life order, court hears

Senior judges hear challenges or appeals to prison sentences of five killers, including Couzens and double murderer Ian Stewart

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022

Former Scots prison officer caged after being caught with one million 'street Valium' pills

Natalie Walker appeared at court in Hamilton after cops discovered the massive stash in her bedroom

Daily Record · May 4, 2022

Alexei Navalny fears he'll be sent to Russian 'torture prison' known for sexual violence

WARNING, DISTURBING: Vladimir Putin's political foe is currently serving a prison sentence in a less harsh jail, but fears he could be sent to the notorious Melekhovo colony

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022

Wayne Couzens ‘showed remorse’ for murdering Sarah Everard and should have whole life sentence overturned, court told

Prosecution says rare term justified in ‘wholly exceptional case’

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Emma Tustin: Call for whole life sentence for murderer of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

The killer of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes tried to kill herself after she was jailed for life for the six-year-old’s murder, as she faces the possibility of the rest of her life in prison.

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

Human rights advocate to lead PEN's writers' protection work

The literary writer’s organization PEN America has hired a human rights advocate, Liesl Gerntholtz, to expand its support of writers around the world who face imprisonment for their work

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022