The Latest Breaking News from Prison

A British man nicknamed one of the Beatles by his captives because of his English accent has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four U.S. hostages captured by the Islamic State

Myanmar's junta chief said on Friday he would consider allowing deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest from prison but only after verdicts in a litany of cases against her have been reached.    

Charissa Brown-Wellington, was found unresponsive at the property she shared with boyfriend Bobby Hardman on February 2, 2022.

Xiao Jianhua, a Chinese Canadian billionaire and onetime trusted financier to China’s ruling elite, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday, and his company fined $8 billion, after he pleaded guilty to bribery and other crimes that authorities said had “seriously jeopardised” the country’s financial security.

Umar Patek was sentenced to 20 years in prison

The AP reports: A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading "[allegedly false] rumors" and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation. Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of…

Michael Maisey's petty theft stealing sandwiches quickly escalated - an attempted suicide behind bars at 18 saw him decide to rebuild his life

Prison officials have long said that inmates’ friends and family members bear the most blame for the flow of drugs and other forbidden items into Florida prisons.

Nicky Griffiths told officers his "head had gone" and he used his vape to start a fire