The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail

Alicia Novas was jailed after her relationship with a violent inmate was exposed through leaked Snapchat videos. Here's what we know about the case.

Moscow has largely relied on what it describes as voluntary enlistment

Strong performances from Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan anchor a sensitive film about caregiving as a form of rehabilitation

Amid rising global tensions and a shrinking British Army, the idea of conscription has resurfaced in public debate, though ministers insist there are no plans to reinstate it. Experts suggest modern refusal would likely incur fines rather than imprisonment, with exemptions for essential workers and conscientious objectors. Polls show significant…

State officials push back against ‘reckless’ and ‘inaccurate’ statements about law enforcement in the state

Critics believe ‘drip drip’ of releases after Maduro’s dramatic seizure an attempt by regime to ‘keep the US satisfied’

As Imran Khan’s party again counts the days since he was last seen by anyone outside his prison in Pakistan, there are warnings for the precedent his case sets for the country’s justice system

Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman. His mother has bravely spoken to the Guardian of his ‘unjust’ killing

Albanian murderer Eugert Merizaj reportedly earned £20,000 in seven minutes via a TikTok livestream from his UK prison cell, raising security concerns.

Eugert Merizaj will be transferred to a high-security facility in Albania, home to some of the country’s worst offenders