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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 ...

British dad smuggled handwritten note from Dubai jail – family makes desperate plea after reading it

The family of a British father detained in Dubai say they fear for his life after receiving handwritten notes describing violence and abuse.

Director reveals why lights are never switched off in ‘world’s most dangerous prison’

Inside one of the world's most feared prisons, the lights are never switched off. Now the prison director reveals why.

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Ex-inmate reveals what Mackenzie Shirilla is really like in prison

A woman who was locked up with Mackenzie Shirilla described the convicted killer as the “princess of the prison” who showed no “remorse” – completely different from the image she presented in Netflix’s The Crash. ...

Ian Huntley was convicted of the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Credit / Getty Images

Infamous child killer “fighting for life” after prison attack

Infamous child killer Ian Huntley is “fighting for life” after being attacked in prison at HMP Frankland, County Durham, UK. According to The Sun, the 52-year-old was air-lifted to hospital following the attack, which was ...

Vanessa Veselka, Robert Ben Rhoades. Credit: Wikicommons, Pinal County Jail

Hitchhiker who escaped serial killer tells disturbing action he made before saying one terrifying word to her

Serial killer Robert Ben Rhoades reportedly killed as many as 50 women between 1975 and 19990. It could’ve been one more if not Vasessa Veselka, then a teenager, had been able to escape. In a ...

Rosie O’Donnell speaks out after daughter gets prison time

Rosie O’Donnell is breaking her silence after her daughter Chelsea was sentenced to state prison for violating probation, sharing a raw and emotional message as the 28-year-old faces a troubling future behind bars. Rosie O’Donnell, ...