The Latest Breaking News from Prison

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.

Prop. 36 creates stiffer penalties for some theft and drug crimes and has overwhelming support, but big retailers do not cite theft as a leading threat, and property crime is the lowest in 50 years.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

The court found scientific opinion about "shaken baby syndrome" has changed, and a man sentenced to 35 years in prison deserves a new trial.

A British woman who murdered her parents and then lived for four years alongside their bodies in makeshift tombs at the family home has been sentenced to life imprisonment and told she won’t be eligible for parole for 36 years

Self-styled GOP ‘dirty trickster’ who coined the ‘Stop the Steal’ slogan also said that former attorney general Bill Barr should be imprisoned

Jimmy Lai, 75, has suffered ‘significant weight loss’ as he approaches a fourth year in solitary confinement