The Latest Breaking News from Prison

More than a decade has passed since Amanda Knox was freed from prison after serving time for the murder of her 21-year-old roommate Meredith Kercher while studying abroad in Italy. But what happened next? Knox’s new memoir Free: My Search for Meaning reveals the difficulty of reintegrating back into society.…

The former Labour MP was given a 10-week prison term after punching a constituent, which was reduced to a suspended sentence after an appeal.

Tom Hayes shared cells with killers. Now he has successfully cleared his name

From quilting in Japanese prisoner camps to graffiti in Sudan via Rachel Whiteread, Maggi Hambling and Lee Miller, this documentary covers myriad artistic responses to conflict

India’s 11 richest states allocated Rs 1.97 lakh crore in 2024-25 for the functioning of their justice systems – including the police, judiciary, prison and legal aid – which was 36 percent more than the spending in 2022-23, according to a new report by India Justice Report, a collective that…

The family of a Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man hopes an inquest into his death in custody in 2022, will bring about "meaningful and significant" change.

Opening statements are set to begin in the bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of prison-bound former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez

Afghanistan prison conditions were described as ‘brutal’ and likened to ‘what I imagine hell is like’

Gaie Delap on the shocking failures in healthcare and support she saw in jail, and how she coped with being there

Brittany Holberg’s murder conviction has been passed down to the district court after the prosecution failed to provide a key piece of evidence: their lead witness was a paid informant, James Liddell writes.

Jamie Cooper, 33, has been arrested on suspicion of escaping from lawful custody