The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Family says they have missed a scheduled call with Mr Whelan, who has been imprisoned in a Russian camp for more than two years

“Over the course of the day or tomorrow everything will be known,” Mexico’s president said during a press conference this week

Critics say the decision paints a picture of a government in chaos

Alan Eugene Miller was due to be executed on September 22 but his death was scrapped after prison staff were unable to connect an IV line as he pleaded with a judge to change his execution method

The United States is "deeply concerned" about detained American Paul Whelan in Russia, and has not been able to get information from Moscow on his whereabouts or condition, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.

Family of Paul Whelan, jailed on espionage charges in Russia, says they have not heard from him in days.

Maria Kolesnikova, a prominent member of the Belarusian opposition serving an 11-year prison sentence for helping stage anti-government protests has undergone an undisclosed surgical procedure

Joshua Boardman, who previously pleaded guilty to murder, was on Wednesday jailed for life and told he must serve a minimum of 14 years in prison

The murder of Chris Hani, a South African liberation struggle hero, by Janusz Walus on 10 April 1993 almost derailed the country’s transition from apartheid to democracy. Now, almost 30 years later, the constitutional court has ruled that Walus (69) must be released on parole. The move has been met…