Europe News French police catch fugitive who escaped from jail in cellmate's bag Elyazid A, detained for gang-related murder and firearms offences, slipped past prison guards during his cellmate’s release on Friday. 14/07/2025
Estonia Estonia's plan to rent prison space to Sweden sparks fears Through the agreement, Estonia hopes to generate at least €30 million in additional revenue. 07/06/2025
Europe News Sweden reaches deal with Estonia to rent prison cells to house inmates Renting prison places abroad was a key component of the Tidö Agreement, the aim of which was to remedy the shortage of places in Swedish prisons, caused by a stream of inmates arising due to escalating gang crime. 05/06/2025
Culture news French street artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan is freed after 14 months Théo Clerc was submitted to “discriminatory treatment," according to French authorities, who have advised citizens against traveling to Azerbaijan because of the risk of “arbitrary detention and unfair sentencing." 28/05/2025
Europe News French prison staff doubt renting cells abroad will solve overcrowding With prisons overflowing, France is considering renting cells abroad. But will this solve the problem or just shift it to other countries? 22/05/2025
Europe in Motion What is the state of prisons across the EU? In the EU, 13 member states reported overcrowded prison cells. Poland, Hungary, and Czechia have the highest prisoner rates in the EU. 13/05/2025
Europe News Trump needs prison space - can Europe help him out? As the European Union scrambles to find bargaining chips for future trade talks with the Trump administration, there is something Brussels could offer to catch the US president’s attention: prison space. 13/05/2025
No Comment Tourists roam Alcatraz ruins as Trump floats prison comeback US President Donald Trump has said he would like to see Alcatraz Island return to its former role as a high-security prison, more than 60 years after it closed. 07/05/2025
USA Trump says he wants to reopen and expand infamous Alcatraz prison The notorious jail on a hard-to-reach island off San Francisco has been closed for more than 60 years. 05/05/2025
Europe News French justice minister wants to make prisoners pay for jail time The announcement follows a series of violent attacks that targeted prisons and prison guards over a two-week period in April. 29/04/2025
Europe News French police detain 25 suspects in prison attacks investigation Fifteen attacks on French prisons occurred over a two-week period in April. 28/04/2025
Europe News Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' in meeting with JD Vance The Holy See, which has a tradition of diplomatic neutrality, has expressed alarm over the Trump's administration's crackdown on migrants and cuts in international aid while insisting on peaceful resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. 19/04/2025
Europe News Why is France's Saint Pierre and Miquelon making global headlines? From Donald Trump handing the remote islands off Canada's coast the steepest tariffs in the world, to a French politician calling for foreign prisoners to be sent there, this French overseas territory has been topping international headlines. 10/04/2025
Russia Russian court cuts jail sentence of US soldier as diplomatic ties thaw US Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was jailed by a court in Vladivostok last year for three years and nine months for theft and making threats of murder. 07/04/2025
No Comment Kristi Noem visits El Salvador prison holding US deportees Visiting a high-security El Salvador prison, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reinforced the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown while inspecting deported Venezuelans held under harsh conditions for alleged gang ties. 27/03/2025
Europe News Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili handed second prison sentence Saakashvili was found guilty of illegal border crossing and given a second prison sentence of four and a half years on Monday, in addition to his existing sentence on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement. 17/03/2025
Iran Iran targets Azeri minority activists to 'silence dissent,' HRW says Tehran has issued heavy sentences against the activists without actual evidence, all to suppress civil society and ethnic minorities, according to HRW. 16/02/2025
Russia US teacher freed by Russia, White House cites diplomatic progress Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said, “We were treated very nicely by Russia, actually. I hope that's the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war.” 12/02/2025
Indonesia French death row inmate Serge Atlaoui repatriated from Indonesia Arrested in 2005 and sentenced to death in 2007, Atlaoui has long maintained his innocence, claiming he was unaware of illegal activities on his worksite. 04/02/2025
Europe News British ex-soldier jailed for Iran espionage and prison escape Khalife, 23, gained global attention when he escaped from London's Wandsworth prison for three days while being held on espionage charges. 03/02/2025