British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released from Iranian prison today as part of prisoner release. The 42-year-old was among thousands of prisoners temporarily released from jail by the government in Tehran because of the coronavirus outbreak, her husband said. She serving a five-year prison term in Tehran for sedition after being arrested in April … Read more
Prison installs landline phones in every cell so inmates can call helpline if they feel depressed in a bid to cut suicide rates La Moye prison In Jersey has installed landline telephones in every cell Inmates can call a suicide prevention helpline staffed by fellow prisoners Each on-shift ‘listener’ has been on a ten-week … Read more
The Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho and his brother will have to remain in prison without the possibility of bail while their case continues to be reviewed after the pair used counterfeit passports to enter Paraguay, a court has ruled. The ruling on Tuesday morning by the Paraguayan court comes a day after Ronaldinho offered to post an … Read more
Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino tearfully reunited with his wife Lauren Pesce after serving his prison sentence on Thursday’s episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. The 37-year-old reality star was released September 12, 2019, from Otisville Federal Correctional Institution after completing his eight-month sentence for tax evasion. ‘I’ve been dreaming about this day for eight months, … Read more
Husband of jailed mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe fears for his wife after she caught a ‘cold’ inside Iranian prison ‘hit by coronavirus outbreak’ Richard Ratcliffe said conditions in the Evin prison have been ‘worsening’ Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe suffers from unexplained collapses to irregular heartbeats Jailed over allegations she was plotting to overthrow Tehran government By Chantalle Edmunds … Read more
Prison officer, 50, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice after asking a governor to have a ‘quiet word’ with guard who gave evidence against his father at detention centre abuse trial Prison officer John McGee emailed a governor about an upcoming trial Prisoner officer Hugh Cockburn had given evidence against McGee’s father … Read more
Jay-Z’s entertainment company Roc Nation is backing a lawsuit alleging that inmates are held in “barbaric” conditions at a Mississippi prison. The class-action lawsuit, published by CBS, was filed on behalf of 152 inmates. It names as defendants several officials from the state department of correction and from the facility. At the heart of the suit … Read more
A Brooklyn mother-of-two was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 years in prison for drowning her two-year-old daughter by holding her head under water in a torage bin nearly four years ago. Lin Li, 28, was convicted in June 2019 of manslaughter and two counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child in the death … Read more