North Korea

North Korea releases three U.S. citizens

The move is being seen as a goodwill gesture ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader

09/05/2018

Israel

Israeli soldier jailed for killing wounded Palestinian freed early

Soldier Elor Azaria escaped the maximum sentence of 20 years for manslaughter when he was sentenced to 18 months in prison last year. He has served less than nine.

08/05/2018

Iran

Husband of imprisoned British-Iranian describes 2 years without wife a

Two years on: 'not enough has been done' Richard Ratcliffe tells euronews about his wife Nazanin's detention.

02/04/2018

Venezuela

Over 60 prisoners killed in Venezuela police station fire

Riot leads to tragedy as blaze kills prisoners.

29/03/2018

World News

Which European country has the most prisoners?

How many inmates are in prisons across Europe and what does their incarceration cost each country's government?

20/03/2018

France

France: phones in prison cells

France is to introduce landline telephones into prison cells within three years.

03/01/2018

Germany

Prison break in Berlin

Four detainees have escaped from a Berlin jail. The city's justice ministry said that the men escaped via a car workshop on the grounds of the Ploetzensee prison

29/12/2017

Iran

Iran airs more allegations against jailed British woman

Iran airs what it claims is proof that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was training Iranian journalists

26/11/2017

Brazil

Brazillian prison hosts beauty pageant

A maximum security prison in Brazil has hosted its annual beauty pageant for inmates, aiming to improve the women's self-esteem.

24/11/2017

Turkey

Euroviews. View: 10 people, 100 days in prison, 10 absurd reasons why

The charges against 10 human rights activists imprisoned in Turkey will leave you incredulous, writes Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz

12/10/2017

Mexico

13 dead in Mexico prison riots

At least 13 people have been killed after a fight broke out in a prison in northern Mexico

11/10/2017

United Kingdom

New thriller Maze follows infamous escape from Europe's most secure prison

"It wasn't just an escape, it was a major IRA operation.”

22/09/2017

USA

"Crown Heights" tells true story of two mens' fight for justice

"Crown Heights" tells true story of the fight for justice by a wrongfully-imprisoned African-American, and his best friend.

23/08/2017

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A night behind bars

17/08/2017

Libya

Migrant prison in Libya acts as deterrent to would-be asylum seekers

08/08/2017

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

USA

US prison inmates film jailbreak

Footage filmed by escaped inmates shows how they used a bunk bed leg to break out of jail

27/07/2017

USA

O.J. Simpson set for parole

O.J Simpson for possible release after serving nine years in jail

19/07/2017

World News

Where in the EU are prisoner numbers falling fastest?

Scandinavian states are driving a general downward across the bloc.

10/07/2017

Israel

Israel ex-PM Ehud Olmert freed from prison

02/07/2017