Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Tory plan for 20,000 new jail places ‘will be years late and £4bn over budget’ – report

NAO blames failures in Boris Johnson plan on successive governments’ policies and ‘unrealistic timelines’

The Guardian - UK

Prison plans could cost ‘extra £4bn and be short of 12,400 cell spaces by 2027’

The National Audit Office published a report on prison funding on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

20,000 extra prison places will be five years late and £4.2bn over budget, spending watchdog finds

Taxpayers left with ‘eye-watering bill’ due to negilence of previous governments, experts warn

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Justice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails

The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to address a crisis of suicides and systemic failures in federal prisons and jails, announcing sweeping reforms aimed at overhauling how mental health care is provided behind bars

The Independent UK

Ex-ballerina sentenced to 20 years in Florida for manslaughter in husband's killing

A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally shooting her estranged husband in 2020

The Independent UK

Married Hospital Executive Planned to Use Surgical Anesthetic to Drug and Rape Female Staffer, Was Stopped by Her Boyfriend

A married hospital executive who planned to drug and rape his female staffer before her boyfriend stopped him was sentenced to four years in prison.

Latin Times

Retired New Orleans priest, 93, pleads guilty to kidnapping and raping boys in 1970s

Lawrence Hecker faces spending the rest of his life in prison

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

A current Apple employee is suing the company, alleging it spies on employees’ private lives through their personal devices

“For Apple’s employees, the Apple ecosystem is not a walled garden. It is a prison yard,” the lawsuit reads.

Fortune

Two Defendants In French Mass Rape Trial Seek Leniency

A lawyer for one of the men charged in a mass rape trial in France pleaded for leniency on Tuesday, saying his client did not deserve the 14-year prison term demanded by the prosecution.

International Business Times

Drunk Driver Who Killed Bride on Wedding Night Gets 25 Years in Prison as Family Members Rejoice: 'I'll Open the Door for You in Hell'

The South Carolina drunk driver who killed Samantha Miller, 34, five hours after her wedding in April 2023 was sentenced on Monday.

Latin Times

Italian man who stabbed ex-girlfriend more than 70 times gets life in prison for murder

Body of 22-year-old Giulia Checchettin found in ditch in northern Veneto region

The Independent UK

Killer who boasted ‘I’ll be 45 when I get out’ dies in prison aged 42

Callum Tole shouted, ‘Happy days. I’m still alive,’ after he was told he would spend the next 18 years in prison

The Independent UK

Woman Accused of Fatally Stabbing Stranger for Groping Her Behind at Train Station Faces Years in Prison

The woman, an American citizen, claims she acted in self-defense.

Latin Times

Deion Sanders Had Heartwarming Senior Day Gesture for Player Whose Father Is in Prison

Deion Sanders had a heartwarming gesture for Jimmy Horn Jr., whose father is in prison, during the Colorado Buffaloes' Senior Day celebrations.

Sports Illustrated

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Manhunt underway for convicted killer who escaped from prison van on way to court

Local residents have been warned to ‘remain alert’ as ‘dangerous’ Cesar Hernandez remains at large

The Guardian - UK

MPs back PR bill in vote, a symbolic win for electoral reform campaigners – as it happened

MPs vote to give leave to bring in private members’ bill on PR but it will have no practical effect

The Guardian - UK

Stalking victims to be told perpetrator’s identity, says Jess Phillips

Tougher guidance in England and Wales will also prevent convicted stalkers from contacting victims while in prison

The Independent UK

13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

French prison crisis deepens with cells holding four times capacity

French prisons are now more overcrowded than ever, with up to four people sharing single-occupancy cells as the number of inmates continues to surge beyond capacity.

Top News

Woman Pleads Guilty In DUI Crash Killing Bride On Wedding Night

Tragic DUI crash on a wedding night leads to a 25-year prison sentence for the guilty party, highlighting the severe consequences of driving under the infl...

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about justice’: fighter from guerrilla war sues Spanish government for €1m

Joan Busquets, 96, suffered torture, forced labour and 20 years in prison under the Franco regime and seeks reparations

International Business Times UK

'Lonely Alcoholic' Jamie Lee Komoroski Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing Bride on Wedding Night

Jamie Lee Komoroski, described as a "lonely alcoholic," was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a fatal DUI crash that killed bride Samantha Miller on her wedding night.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Warren Stephens: Net Worth, Family, Prison Scandal, and Trump's Pick for UK Ambassador

Billionaire Warren Stephens has been nominated by Donald Trump as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Reason

Hunter Biden's Pardon Features Several Shades of Hypocrisy, Including the Gun Policy Implications

Joe Biden says his son did not deserve prison for violating firearm laws that the president vigorously defends and has made more severe.

The Independent UK

Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison

A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart

1 … 191 192 193 194

People

Geoffrey CliftonBrown

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

the Bureau of Prisons

100 stories

The National Audit Office

the US Marshals Service

31 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.