United Kingdom 'Bladed weapon' attack on prison officer treated as terrorism Two inmates used “improvised bladed weapons” in the assault at Whitemoor jail, a maximum-security facility 120 kilometres north of London. 10/01/2020
United Kingdom Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe begins new hunger strike Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British woman jailed by Iran on spy charges, has begun a new hunger strike at Tehran’s Evin prison. 15/06/2019
World Which country in Europe has the highest imprisonment rate? The answer is revealed in new data released today about Europe's prisons. 02/04/2019
USA Ohio man punches lawyer in court after receiving 47-year sentence "All I remember is waking up on the floor underneath the table," the lawyer said. 21/02/2019
United Arab Emirates UAE considers clemency request for jailed Briton Matthew Hedges The United Arab Emirates is considering a request to grant clemency to British academic Matthew Hedges, who was sentenced to life in prison this week after being convicted of spying. 23/11/2018
brussels bureau Former drug addict writes her own future "If they had treated me from the beginning, I would never have returned to jail eight times." 14/06/2018
United Arab Emirates Indecency charges against Briton Jamie Harron dropped after intervention by the prime minister and ruler of Dubai The charges gainst a 27-year-old Scot, accused of indecency for allegedly touching a man's hip in a bar in Dubai have been dropped 23/10/2017
United Kingdom The prisoners changing their lives through art Art is not always where you might expect to find it. 28/09/2017
no comment A night behind bars With its narrow rooms, metal bars and bunk beds, Bangkok’s first prison-themed hostel promises the look and feel of a real jail in the bustling Thai 17/08/2017
USA Inmates used peanut butter to fool guard in jailbreak Inmates at an Alabama prison escaped after fooling a new guard by obscuring door numbers with peanut butter 01/08/2017
