The Latest Breaking News from Prison

The early days of the new Labour government have given prison reform advocates reason to be hopeful. Two announcements – the appointment of James Timpson as prisons minister and an expanded early release programme – are promising steps towards repairing a criminal justice system that has been devastated by cuts…

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a 2000-year-old prehistoric settlement at the site of a new prison in Inverness.

Questions linger about Fred Gomez Carrasco’s escape attempt and the killings that followed.

Edmond, Oklahoma settles for .15 million with Glynn Simmons, wrongfully imprisoned for 48 years.

Vera Liddell, former director of food services at Harvey School District 152 in Illinois, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $1.5 million in food—primarily chicken wings—from the school system. Liddell placed unauthorized orders for the food from July 2020 to February 2022 through…

Many were postive about Sir Keir Starmer’s response, praising his leadership, the swift legal actions, and the deterrence provided by tough sentencing

A lawyer has admitted bringing tobacco and restricted medication into a prison, but will fight drug supply charges.

A confidential sum has been paid to the widow of an Indigenous man who experienced a fatal asthma attack while behind bars.

Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors

A federal judge is ordering officials at Louisiana’s penitentiary to increase shade and take other steps to protect prisoners doing agricultural labor from dangerous heat

Former President Trump denies wrongdoing and accuses Democrats of targeting him for imprisonment amidst ongoing legal battles and controversies.