The Latest Breaking News from Prison

British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza is desperate to return to his ‘punishment cell’ only a few metres long and wide, with his wife Evgenia deeply concerned about what will happen to him. Tom Watling speaks to her about facing days not knowing where or how he was before a lawyer was…

Last week, the government made its first move to address the overcrowding crisis in UK prisons. The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, announced a plan to release some prisoners after they have served 40% of their custodial sentence, rather than the current 50%.

Spiking carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence in the UK

Former Boston lawyer sentenced to prison for rape after assaulting woman in her apartment. Victim shares impact of recurring nightmares. Man plans to appea...

Inspectors find some children at institution refusing family visits in order to keep relatives away from danger

At the high-profile jail with a population of just 84 children and young adults, 410 violent incidents were recorded in the last year

Zerola had previously been accused of other sexual assaults but wasn’t convicted in those cases

Kat Torres sentenced to eight years in prison for human trafficking and slavery of women

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U.S. journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia by a Russian court of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to eight years in prison

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