Life after prison: The story of British poet and author Lady Unchained
Lady Unchained now spends her time running workshops inside prisons to encourage others to take up writing or poetry to channel their emotions.…
Escaped Ohio inmate kills himself
Branden Powell, a suspected rapist who escaped while being transported back to prison last Friday, killed himself Monday evening at his parents' home in Antwerp, Ohio.…
Inmates take control of part of an Arkansas prison
Maximum security inmates snatch the keys from correctional officers, taking over part of a prison in Arkansas.…
OJ Simpson up for parole, could walk free
O.J. Simpson will go before a Nevada parole board on July 20 and could walk out of prison a free man this year after having served part of his 33-year sentence for…
Drone may have helped South Carolina prisoner escape
An inmate used wirecutters and a cell phone likely delivered by drone to escape from maximum security prison before he was captured in Texas.…
Upgrading prison service – Stakeholders call for increased funding and support
Upgrading prison service - Stakeholders call for increased funding and support.…
Prosecutors would swap prison for fine in Messi tax fraud case – press
Spanish newspaper says courts willing to swap prison for fine in Messi tax fraud case.…
Four foreign inmates escape from Bali prison
Indonesian police launch a manhunt for four foreign inmates who escaped from an overcrowded prison in the resort island of Bali by crawling through a narrow tunnel dug under the walls.…
N3bn Fraud: Court remands ex-Governor Babangida Aliyu in prison custody
Justice Mohammed Mayaki of the Niger State High Court Minna on Tuesday ordered the remand of the former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, in prison custody up until May 4.…
Iran pre-nups land thousands of men in jail
When Sadegh married his college sweetheart, he never thought he'd end up as one of those Iranians facing ruin and even prison because of huge sums demanded by his wife's family.…
1993 World Trade Centre bombing ‘plotter’ dies in prison
The man convicted in connection with the bombing of New York's World Trade Center in 1993 has died in prison. The son of Omar Abdel-Rahman has told Al Jazeera the US "killed…