The UK government made a stunning revelation that 80 prison officers did not show up for work in HMP Wandsworth on the day terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife famously escaped from the prison.

UK: 80 officers were absent the day terror suspect Daniel Khalife ‘escaped’ from prison

Over two weeks after escaping a Pennsylvania prison by climbing between the walls, murderer Danelo Cavalacante is still on the loose. On Monday (September 11), the Brazilian broke into a home garage near Bucktown and escaped with a .

Killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison now armed with stolen rifle as manhunt continues

The former UK soldier and terror suspect Daniel Khalife, who was arrested for escaping from custody from Wandsworth prison, might have made use of bed sheets for jail break, media reports said quoting a court hearing.

'Bedsheets with clips': Nabbed UK ex-soldier-turned terror suspect Khalife's prison break plan

After three days of manhunt, the former UK soldier Daniel Abed Khalife, who escaped from prison in a dramatic fashion, was arrested on Saturday (September 9), media reports said.

UK: Terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife, a former soldier, who escaped from prison, arrested

A manhunt has been initiated for Daniel Abed Khalife, a 21-year-old former soldier allegedly linked to terror-related offences, who managed to escape from HM Prison Wandsworth on Wednesday morning (September 6), media reports said.

UK: Ex-soldier, awaiting trial for terrorism offences, escapes prison; manhunt on

Jose Adolfo Macias, also known as "Fito", who is facing allegations of issuing death threats to murdered Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, has been transferred to maximum security jail, media reports said.

WATCH | Gangster accused of giving death threats to slain Ecuador presidential candidate moved to max security

Australian-Chinese TV anchor Cheng Lei, who has been in prison in China and will be now spending three years more in detention, in a rare message said that she has been missing her family and life in Australia.

'Haven’t seen a tree in three years,’ says jailed journalist in China in rare message

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's lawyer has said that the former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief was prepared to spend the rest of his life in prison, reported Geo News.

Imran Khan ready to spend his life in prison, says his lawyer

Alexei Navalny was given a 19-year prison sentence extension by a Russian court, as well as the toughest prison conditions in the nation and a unique regime.

Russian court sentences Alexei Navalny to 19 more years in prison

Some 2,700 soldiers on Tuesday stormed a prison in Ecuador, retaking control of the facility as the death toll from a riot that started over the weekend rose to 31 inmates, authorities said.

Ecuador forces wrest back control of prison as riot death toll climbs to 31

Myanmar's military government may move leader Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest. As per local media reports, the move is part of an act of clemency to prisoners in connection with a religious ceremony next week however these reports have not been confirmed by Suu Kyi's lawyers. Her spokesperson says that news of improvements in the conditions are welcome but it does not change your status as a prisoner of conscience.

Myanmar's Military may move Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest

At least six inmates were killed and 11 more were injured in weekend clashes between gang members in an Ecuadorian prison, authorities said on Sunday during the latest outbreak of violence to convulse the country's jails.

Six killed in gang clashes in Ecuador prison, officials targeted

Two years after being sentenced to prison the country's former president Zuma is likely to be put behind bars again.

Prison authorities 'studying sentence' for Zuma

Larry Nassar, a gymnastics doctor who sexually assaulted over 300 women, was stabbed numerous times while incarcerated. His condition is now stable. Nassar received a 175-year jail term for abusing young gymnasts. On Sunday, he was attacked in Coleman Federal Correctional Institution.

Convicted sex offender Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times in prison

At least 11 people were killed in a shooting in northwestern Honduras on the 24th of June. People celebrating a birthday party were shot by suspected hitmen hired by drug traffickers. The drug-related shooting took place in Choloma, a town near San Pedro Sula, the second-largest Honduran city, plagued by crippling poverty, drug trafficking, and gang violence. President Xiomara Castro ordered a special curfew for Choloma from 9 PM to 4 AM for the next 15 days. The ruthless billiards bar attack comes barely a week after a vicious battle between rival gangs left 46 women dead in a prison near the capital, Tegucigalpa. Cracking the whip, the government announced that military police will take control of Honduras' 21 prisons for one year, starting the 1st of July.

Honduran military takes control of gang-infested prisons

A riot at a women’s prison in Honduras left at least 41 females dead. Authorities are now working to identify the victims. Most victims were burned at the 900-person women's prison in Tamara, around 20 kilometers from the Honduran capital. There are also reports of inmates being shot at.

At least 41 dead following reported riot in women's prison in Honduras

Australia on Thursday announced that a national ban will be imposed on Nazi symbols as part of their attempt to crack down on far-right groups. Due to the ban on Nazi symbols, people held guilty of publicly displaying SS symbols or the swastika will be punished with up to a year in prison.

Australia set to impose national ban on Nazi symbols

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reached the federal prison on Tuesday to start her 11-year sentence. 39-year-old Holmes was last year convicted on four counts of fraud related to her failed blood testing start-up.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reaches federal prison to start 11-year sentence

A French appeals court has upheld former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s three-year jail term for corruption and influence peddling on Wednesday (May 17) following which he would have to wear a tag and serve his time at home instead of going to jail.

Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, to wear tag as sentence upheld

A Thailand criminal court on Wednesday sentenced a couple to 12,640 years’ jail term each for duping people online in a Ponzi scheme under the guise of a savings plan, as per Straits Times.

Thailand court sentences couple to over 12,000 years in jail for Ponzi scam

The barbarity of the past often becomes a topic of fascination today. We've seen it happen many times. There are many who want to experience the chill they get when they visit, say a medieval torture chamber or a notorious murderer's medieval home even.

Australia: Notorious prison has now been converted into a luxury hotel

A man from Ohio in the United States of America was given a four-year prison sentence after being caught on camera in a bathtub filled with dollars. He allegedly stole 713 Bitcoins from a now- seized computer device.

Ohio Bitcoin thief photographed in cash-filled bathtub gets 4-year jail term

For his dangerous manoeuvres of aiming a laser at a Delta Airlines aircraft, 43-year-old Nicholas James Link of Rochester city in the US state of Minnesota is sentenced to two years in prison, as per a press release by the US Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Wisconsin.

'Dangerous, reckless': Man sentenced to two years in prison for aiming laser at Delta Airlines plane

An Indian national who posed as a fraud prevention specialist and defrauded senior citizens in the United States was given a 33-month prison term and was charged $2.

Indian posing as fraud prevention specialist dupes many US elderly, gets 33 months prison term

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