The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Posthumous memoir, Patriot, of Russian opposition leader who died in prison is set to be released on October 22.

A brass sculpture of a naked man being garrotted, a monument evoking prison bars and a sign are the only hints this sleepy central Athens street once housed the Gestapo's headquarters.

Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny revealed he believed he would die in prison, an event which finally occurred on February 16 at age 47. The New Yorker magazine published excerpts from the book, "Patriot", on Friday, ahead of its release on October 22.

The federal government has announced legislation to boost search powers in detention centres due to a reported rise in violence and drug-related crimes.

A Richmond police officer was jailed and put on administrative leave for illegally using a police database to stalk a woman he met on Tinder.

A drug kingpin who used laundered money from his cannabis operation to acquire a collection of Banksy artwork has been sentenced to prison in South Wales.

A Montana man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection.

A Victorian police instructor will likely be charged by summons after being questioned by detectives over allegedly performing banned Nazi gestures.

Prop. 36 creates stiffer penalties for some theft and drug crimes and has overwhelming support, but big retailers do not cite theft as a leading threat, and property crime is the lowest in 50 years.

The Iowa Supreme Court says an Iowa teen who pleaded guilty to beating his high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat must serve 35 years in prison before the possibility of parole

Ryan Salame, former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, has announced his new role as an inmate on LinkedIn ahead of a 7.5-year prison sentence.