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
Italy Mafia boss 'entitled to a dignified death' One of Italy’s most notorious mafia bosses Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina could soon be released from prison after the country’s appeals court ruled 05/06/2017
no comment West Bank clashes Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank on Friday (May 19) during demonstrations in support of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike in Israeli… 20/05/2017
USA Chelsea Manning is free Chelsea Manning, the US Army private sentenced to 35-years in jail for leaking military files, has been released from military jail. 17/05/2017
