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

Notorious Mexican drug cartel kingpin dubbed ‘Friend Killer’ released from US prison

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, 57, was captured in 2003 and pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, money laundering and extortion

The Independent UK

Gunfire heard in DRC’s biggest prison after attempted jailbreak

Authorities say the security forces have the situation under control, but the number of casualties is unclear.

Al Jazeera

An ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker is released on probation in Albania

A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained Albanian-Greek ties has been released on probation

The Independent UK

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

Murderer's sister jailed for helping him flee to Caribbean after fatal shooting at party

Denise David bought her brother a plane ticket to St Lucia after he shot dead Sam Brown at a party in Waltham Forest

Evening Standard

Anti-whaling Fight Continues From Prison, Watson Says

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's detention in a Greenland prison pending his possible extradition to Japan has not prevented him from continuing his fight to save the animals, he told AFP in an interview.

International Business Times

Rochester prison given urgent notification after ‘systemic failure and decline’

It is the first time such notification has been given to a category C prison focusing on training and resettlement

The Guardian - UK

Sherwood series two, episode three recap – absolutely electrifying TV

From wild reactions to the news of a murder to a prison meeting that lit up the screen, the third instalment of James Graham’s drama was never dull

The Guardian - UK

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

2+ Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Threateningly Vandalize Homes of Journalists

The Boston Herald (Flint McColgan) reports: One of the four men charged in a conspiracy to harass and intimidate a New Hampshire journalist for negative coverage of the founder of a mental health and addiction treatment center was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. U.S. District Court…

Reason

How the capture of a serial killer father led to a breakthrough in his own daughter’s separate murder case

Melissa Wolfenbarger, a 21-year-old married mother-of-two, had been missing for four years before her remains were finally identified. But decades passed and the identity of her killer remained a mystery – until now. Crime Scene Investigator Sheryl ‘Mac’ McCollum tells Andrea Cavallier how her podcast, with help from experts, the…

The Independent UK

‘Broken’ prison system sets inmates up to fail, top Scottish inspector says

Lack of funding, resources and rehabilitation leads to ‘bored and angry’ prisoners, Wendy Sinclair-Gieben says

The Guardian - UK

Sing Sing review – Colman Domingo is magnetic in moving real-life US prison drama

The US actor heads a cast largely made up of former inmates in Greg Kwedar’s low-key tale about the redemptive power of theatre

The Guardian - UK

From prison bars to Dancing with the Stars: Anna Delvey joins cast of season 33

The con artist will reportedly show off her dance moves as she joins the popular reality TV competition

The Independent UK

ACT govt to 'consider' coroner's advice after recent deaths in custody

Aboriginal Health leader demands independent progress report.

The Canberra Times

To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail

From beatings, to illness and hunger, freed Palestinian children say abuse rampant in Israeli jails after October 7.

Al Jazeera

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

From Sing Sing to Star Wars Outlaws: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Colman Domingo stars in a touching drama about prison inmates who stage a musical, and a new adventure game lets you play an interstellar scoundrel in a galaxy far, far away

Top News

Spanish Actor's Son Found Guilty Of Murder In Thailand

Daniel Sancho, son of actor Rodolfo Sancho, sentenced to life in prison for murdering Colombian surgeon in Thailand. The case has garnered significant atte...

The Independent UK

Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry death: Doctor in court as part of plea deal for supplying Ketamine linked to actor’s fatal overdose

Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, could get up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced

The Independent UK

Justices promise at least 5 weeks between backlogged executions in South Carolina

South Carolina’s Supreme Court is promising to wait at least five weeks between putting inmates to death as the state restarts it death chamber with up to six executions looming

Fortune

Trump warns Mark Zuckerberg could ‘spend the rest of his life in prison’

Donald Trump resurfaced his baseless claims that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was engaged in a conspiracy to rig elections against him.

Total Film

Euphoria star Colman Domingo may be the lead of new A24 prison drama Sing Sing, but the former prisoners within its cast are the secret to its success

Big Screen Spotlight | The brilliant and honest performances from the former prisoners within its cast are what makes Sing Sing, well, sing

International Business Times

US Court Upholds Decision To Reinstate Conviction Of 'Serial' Podcast Subject

The top court in the US state of Maryland on Friday upheld a ruling by a lower court reinstating the conviction of the man at the center of the hit podcast "Serial, who had served more than 20 years in prison for his ex-girlfriend's murder.

The Independent UK

Prisoner whose escape in a dog crate became a movie dies behind bars

John Manard escaped with the help of a woman leading a dog training rehabilitation program at his prison

The Independent UK

Maryland's highest court orders redo of hearing that freed Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case

Maryland’s highest court has ruled a 2022 court hearing that freed Adnan Syed from prison violated the legal rights of the victim’s family and must be redone

1 … 310 311 312 313

People

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

Organisations