Thai monk handed 50-year prison sentence for misusing donations to HIV and Aids hospice IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 7
Iran parliament votes to criminalise interviews with 'hostile' foreign media The bill passed 174 to six despite cabinet opposition, carrying penalties of up to two years in prison, fines and flogging for Iranians who speak to outlets designated as hostile by the Intelligence Ministry. The bill has not yet become law and faces Guardian Council review. Euronews · Oct 7
Ex-Bishop Christopher Saunders Jailed 6.5 Years After 13 Sex Offence Convictions Against Two Aboriginal Men Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for 13 sex offences involving two young Aboriginal men. International Business Times UK · Oct 7
Prosecution of Kosovan leader Hashim Thaçi illustrates the challenges of bringing war criminals to justice More than 27 years after the end of the Kosovo war, former prime minister and president Hashim Thaçi and three other leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) have been found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. Thaçi and his fellow defendants faced… The Conversation · Oct 7
Man Who Used AI Songs and Bots to Outstream Taylor Swift Nearly 9 to 1 Jailed for $8M in Royalty Fraud Michael Smith has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using AI-generated songs and bots to fraudulently obtain more than $8 million in royalties. International Business Times UK · Oct 7
Former Buddhist monk jailed for 50 years in £7 million embezzlement case The scandal has brought new scrutiny to wealthy Buddhist temples in the country The Independent UK · Oct 7
Nearly 3 in 4 Pakistan inmates await trial amid prison overcrowding in country: Report Pakistan's prisons are facing severe overcrowding, with people awaiting trial making up nearly three-fourths of the country's prison population, a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) report has found. The Times of India · Oct 7
Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men A former Australian Catholic bishop has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men The Independent UK · Oct 7
Christa Pike awake a week after lethal injection as her lawyers seek answers Christa Pike remains shackled to her hospital bed with burned and blistered arms, while Tennessee has suspended executions and its prison chief has resigned. Euronews · Oct 7
I was tortured because I’m a Somali woman who dared to speak out I was sentenced to three years in jail for insulting government institutions. Now I am free, I will carry on fighting for the women I met in prison, writes Sadia Moalim Ali The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Trump hosts election denier Tina Peters for strategy summit at White House as midterms look grim: insider The former Colorado elections clerk became a cause célèbre among Trump and his MAGA supporters after she was imprisoned The Independent UK · Oct 6
'Like a band-aid opening': Eye wittnesses reveal the unsettling sounds they heard from Christa Pike's execution chamber Christa Pike's execution by lethal injection was marred by issues, distressing witnesses with unsettling sounds from the chamber. While her legal team asserts she was rendered unconscious and is now reliant on a ventilator, the outlook for her recovery remains uncertain following the botched procedure. Amid these complications, her lawyers… The Economic Times · Oct 6
Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare obituary Bestselling author and Conservative politician whose scandal-ridden career ended with a prison sentence The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
How Much Is Jim Bakker’s Net Worth Following Death At 86? Jim Bakker, the televangelist whose rise, fall, imprisonment, and eventual return to television spanned more than five decades, died Oct. 5, 2026, at age 86. His wife, Lori Bakker, announced his death, and a cause was not immediately disclosed, according to Reuters. His death has renewed interest in Jim Bakker… Budget and the Bees · Oct 6
The Independent UK · Oct 6 British dad faces four years in prison after young son fell from hotel window IN FULL
The Independent UK · Oct 6 British boy fell to death from Cyprus hotel window as father showed him the view, court hears Josh Foster pleaded guilty to a charge of negligence after his son fell to his death from a hotel window in Cyprus in July
International Business Times UK · Oct 6 Former News Anchor Gets Life Sentence for Killing Mum as Stepdaughter Calls Attack 'So Calculated, So Demonic' Former television news anchor Angelynn Mock has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her mother, Anita Avers, in Wichita, Kansas. She will be eligible for parole after 25 years.
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Notorious serial killer linked to 30 more cases: ‘Wherever he went, men and women ended up dead’ Ivan Milat was convicted of seven murders and died in prison in 2019
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Caleb Flynn’s daughter makes powerful vow as he’s jailed for her mother’s murder Caleb Flynn's daughters sent their father a powerful message as he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday (5 October) for murdering their mother.
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Voices: What Jeffrey Archer told me about injustice while in prison TRIBUTE: Poverty, bankruptcy, prison, peerage, fame, fortune, disgrace and rehabilitation: Jeffrey Archer lived a life as dramatic and with as many twists as his novels. Geordie Greig remembers him.
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Hit BBC drama will draw to close after three series: ‘I think this will be the last one’ David Tennant leads the third series of the hit BBC prison drama
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 ‘A return to prison is always looming’: Iran’s Nobel laureate recounts torture in jail and hopes for the future The human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was severely beaten by security forces and denied medical care. In an interview with the Guardian, she discusses her shifting sense of identity and being a mother in jail
International Business Times UK · Oct 6 Prisoner With No Terror Convictions Died After 'Unintentionally Cruel' TPIM Treatment An inquest found restrictive terrorism controls had a substantial impact on Akhtar Uddin's mental state before his death at HMP Wandsworth.
The Independent UK · Oct 6 Kenyan prisoners play chess for fun behind bars and to help with rehabilitation Kenya’s Department for Correctional Services has introduced chess across the country’s prisons since 2024, in one of the most prominent institutional carceral chess programs in Africa
Latin Times · Oct 6 Peru Prepares to Receive Leo XIV With a 14-Meter Statue and Gifts Made by Inmates Peru builds the world's tallest papal statue and prison inmates craft gifts as Pope Leo XIV's six-day November visit approaches. Full itinerary inside.