The Latest Breaking News from Prison

A Nigerian official says that at least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, the capital

Brett Gelman is no stranger to characters. As in, "he's a real character."

Rocco Morabito, a fugitive drug lord with ties to the powerful 'Ndrangheta criminal gang, landed in Italy on Wednesday after being extradited from Brazil to serve a 30-year prison sentence, the interior ministry said.

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: The Supreme Court has upheld a two-year prison sentence and 10-year election ban for former Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong and his younger brother Manote Senpong, for vote buying during a 2014 local government election.

The story of Stolen Generation member Kevin Bugmy "brings great shame on white Australia", says a coroner in findings on his death after 36 years in prison.

A coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man who spent his life in institutions says his case "brings great shame on white Australia". Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died.

Stephen Penrose had often been kept in a special protection unit in Mountjoy, where he was often locked up for 24 hours a day

Evil Stephen Penrose, 38, fought non-stop running battles with staff, physically threatened and fought other prisoners

Algeria celebrated 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday with nationwide ceremonies, a pardon of 14,000 prisoners and its first military parade in decades. Opposition figures and pro-democracy activists called the elaborate celebrations an effort to distract attention from Algeria's economic and political troubles by glorifying the army, and…