Jail News

Granada - In a UK tabloid story, we can read about a British couple who were unfairly imprisoned and fined while on holiday, for refusing to pay a restaurant bill. In the Spanish media, we can read about what actually happened.

Moscow - A man who has been charged with two counts of murder has escaped from one of the best guarded detention centers in Russia. The man may have used a spoon to break himself out of jail.

Rapper Ja Rule is now a free man, after he was released from prison earlier today after serving out his sentences for tax evasion and attempted illegal gun possession.

Most people have heard of Yelp. The perfect website to find reviews of restaurants, hotels, shops ... in fact almost everything. And now, including prisons, jails and the inmates opinions thereof.

In case you've been wondering why Wesley Snipes hasn't appeared in any movies lately, he's been in jail for tax evasion, but has finally been released.

San Antonio - It seems it is not always a bad thing to be a prisoner in Venezuela, as inmates of a jail have recently hosted the opening of their very own nightclub, complete with a music show and strippers.

Tina Renton was 14 when she finally told a friend about what her stepfather had been doing to her for the past eight years.

London - Chris Huhne and Vicky Price were a high-flying British couple, until the old-adage that "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" hit home.

Thursday, February 28 sees CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, report to jail to start his 30-month prison term for whistleblowing on the federal government's torture program.

Bradley Manning, accused whistleblower, has been imprisoned without trial for 1,000 days. Protests, rallies, marches and performances were held in in his honor in 70 cities worldwide on February 23.