The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Mr Thomas Bryan was one of the four men hanged at Mountjoy Prison during the Irish War of Independence

The 78-year-old paedophile pop star had been released in February, halfway through his 16-year jail sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.

Laura Stewart said the case of Gary Glitter shows that ‘paedophiles cannot be rehabilitated’.

Axel Cox said he chose to burn the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, saying he "intended to scare them into moving out of the neighborhood."

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the prisoner exchange deal is now in Washington's court, stressing that it was waiting for the US to solve some technical issues. Iranian sources reported that the discussions of Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri-Kani, focused on three main issues: the…

A New York judge has vacated the conviction of Sheldon Thomas, who spent 18 years in prison for murder. Thomas was arrested after New York City police officers showed a witness a photo of another man with the same name and she identified him. They then arrested Thomas. An investigation…

Israel released the oldest Palestinian prisoner, Major General Fouad al-Shobaki, after 17 years behind bars on Monday. Shobaki, 83, dubbed the sheikh of prisoners, was one of the close associates of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and was considered his right-hand man and the confidant of his secrets. The…

Notorious pedophile and British glam rock star Gary Glitter was recalled to a United Kingdom prison after violating the terms of his release, the country’s Probation Service announced Monday.

A new inspector takes on the important role of keeping watch over Canberra's undersized, overcrowded prison

Prison specialising in people convicted of violent crimes was changed into a category C training prison in October

MIAMI — After spending nearly 35 years behind bars in South Florida, Sidney Holmes will be a free man.