RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: So much for getting out of jail… we are on parole and wearing ankle tags 

Mass vaccination was supposed to be our get-out-of-jail-free card. We should be so lucky. Despite the fact that Britain’s rapid inoculation programme has been a spectacular success, the Government is taking no chances. The parole board is having second thoughts. We’re not so much getting out of jail free as being released on licence, wearing … Read more

Britain’s worst jail gets a PETTING ZOO so they can de-stress

Prisoners at one of Britain’s worst jails get a PETTING ZOO so they can de-stress by stroking gerbils and bunny rabbits Prisoners at HMP Hindley can book sessions with the animals to help with stress  A report praised the jail for coming up with ‘imaginative initiatives’ Petting zoos are known to help relax people, with animals … Read more

Saturday Kitchen’s Rachel Allen reveals her fame has been difficult for her son who went to jail

She’s a regular guest on the BBC‘s cooking chat show Saturday Kitchen.  And Rachel Allen has discussed for the first time how her fame affected her son Joshua, 21, who was given a 30-month prison sentence for drugs charges. Speaking to the Irish Daily Mirror, she revealed: ‘I didn’t do anything like that to break … Read more

British woman, 26, will wed US killer penpal when they meet for first time behind bars in US jail

British trainee counsellor, 26, will wed her US double killer penpal known as ‘Animal’ when they meet for the first time behind bars in US jail Naomi Wise, from Chelmsford, Essex, met killer through prison pen pal scheme The 26-year-old was training as a counsellor and looking for ways to hone skills But romance soon … Read more

Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert fights back against troll after release from Iranian jail

An Australian academic who spent 804 days in one of Iran‘s toughest prisons on trumped-up spying charges has detailed abuse by an obsessive troll. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was released by Iran in a prisoner swap deal in November, was accused of being an Israeli agent several times by Tim Anderson, who was sacked by Sydney … Read more

Teenager avoids jail after horror crash that killed her friend on her father’s 50th birthday

Teenager, 18, who crashed her car into lorry and killed her 17-year-old friend avoids jail for death by dangerous driving Georgia Ogden, 17, was killed in the crash when their car collided with a HGV  Millie Beard, 18, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving at court Georgia’s family paid tribute to their ‘beautiful, loving, … Read more

Video claiming to show the Putin foe Alexei Navalny walking around in jail airs online

The Kremlin today launched a propaganda offensive against Alexei Navalny as it broadcast footage of him in jail and dispatched a former spy turned RT reporter to expose his ‘lies.’   The CCTV footage shows Navalny, his head shaven, walking around with a cup of tea and ‘arguing’ with a guard at Pokrov penitentiary on March 26. … Read more

Footage ‘showing Putin foe Alexei Navalny in jail’ is leaked to strongly pro-Kremlin media

Pro-Kremlin TV station airs video claiming to show Putin-foe Alexei Navalny walking around in jail in a bid to expose his ‘lies’ about needing urgent medical attention Navalny went on hunger strike this week and claims guards deprive him of sleep Opposition leader says he’s been refused a doctor’s visit for acute leg, back pain … Read more

Alexei Navalny goes on hunger strike in protest over his jail conditions

Alexei Navalny goes on hunger strike in protest over his jail conditions days after claiming he was reprimanded for ‘waking up ten minutes too early’ and ‘wearing a T-shirt’ Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, 44, has announced he is on a hunger strike A post on his Instagram account showed a handwritten letter from Navalny … Read more

Mistress who used morphine to drug her lover’s wife’s drink is freed from jail by Court of Appeal

Mistress, 30, who used morphine to drug her lover’s wife’s drink so they could unlock her phone to see if SHE was having an affair is freed from jail by Court of Appeal judge Jessica Coote-Sellers, 30, was convicted for drugging her lover’s wife in 2017 She was sentenced to 16 months after a trial at York … Read more