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Chris Watts reportedly separated from male prisoner

Chris Watts has reportedly been separated from another male prisoner after staff at the Wisconsin correctional facility where he is serving his sentence allegedly became concerned about the nature of their relationship. Watts, now 41, ...

Russell Brand’s unusual prison nickname ‘has been revealed’

Russell Brand appears to have earned an unusual nickname from fellow inmates after spending his first few nights in a London prison.

Audio recording of Christa Pike’s botched execution reveals what happened

Recordings of 911 calls from the night of Christa Pike’s failed execution have shed light on the confusion that left emergency responders waiting outside the prison for about half an hour. 50-year-old Christa Pike was ...

Christ Watts’ new girlfriend identified – he planned to marry her in prison

Chris Watts’ prison girlfriend has been identified as Lizzie Henderson, a 39-year-old realtor who moved states to be near him and reportedly applied to marry him. The Daily Mail has since reported that he has ...

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Florida executes prisoner who killed cellmate because he wanted death penalty – his final three words revealed

It’s fair to assume that most people on death row spend their final years in a desperate fight to stay alive. James Robertson desired the opposite. And on Tuesday evening, Florida gave him what he ...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs rushed to hospital after prison head injury

Sean “Diddy” Combs has reportedly been rushed to hospital with a head injury, adding another troubling development to his time behind bars, where allegations of a surprisingly luxurious lifestyle have recently attracted scrutiny. Sean “Diddy” ...

America’s oldest inmate dies at 101 – guards turned blind eye to bizarre prison habit during 70 years behind bars

After spending more than 70 years behind bars, America’s longest-serving prisoner, Francis Clifford Smith, died at the age of 101.

Teenager could spend years in Thai prison after being accused of ‘$100 crime’ at airport

An 18-year-old could spend years in a Thai prison after he was accused of stealing a watch worth less than $100 that another passenger accidentally left behind in an airport security tray. Loukas Rainger, from ...

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Former death row inmate who had three final meals returns to court for retrial

Richard Glossip, who was once on death row in Oklahoma, is soon back in court. His murder case is moving closer to a new trial, almost 30 years after he was first sentenced to death. ...

Newly released Mackenzie Shirilla texts reveal blackout fears before crash

Before a judge convicted her of murder, Mackenzie Shirilla claimed she blacked out behind the wheel. Now, newly surfaced text messages reveal she was “scared” her blackout episodes were getting worse before the crash that ...