Back in 1978, Golden Globe winner Tim Allen faced life in prison after selling 1.4lbs of cocaine to an undercover officer at Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Michigan. The 67-year-old comedian wound up only serving 28 months (1979-1981) in federal prison for drug trafficking because he snitched on 20 others, including four major dealers. ‘I … Read more
Now Norman Stanley Fletcher falls victim to the woke police: BBC puts ‘offensive language’ warning on iPlayer versions of classic prison sitcom Porridge Episode of Porridge features a warning that some viewers may find it ‘offensive’ Fans of the 1970s comedy have hit out after one episode featured a warning It said the programme ‘reflects … Read more
Mobster Peter Gotti (pictured in 2002), has died while serving a federal prison sentence, a person familiar with the matter said Mobster Peter Gotti, the brother of notorious Gambino crime boss John Gotti, has died while serving a federal prison sentence, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. Gotti, 81, died of natural causes … Read more
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been moved to an undisclosed detention centre outside Moscow that may be a prison camp, his lawyer and a member of a rights organisation said today. Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, was jailed this month over alleged parole violations related to an embezzlement case he … Read more
Bobby Shmurda is free. The Brooklyn-based rapper, 26, has been released from prison, ending his seven-year sentence 10-months earlier than expected. The Living Life rapper left New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility just before 8:30 on Tuesday, according to TMZ. Excited to get back to normal life, the first thing Shmurda did after being discharged was call his mother … Read more
One of Italy‘s most feared mob bosses who ruled the Neapolitan Camorra from a prison cell for most of his life has died. Raffaele ‘the Professor’ Cutolo, 79, was found dead on a prison bed in Parma on Wednesday morning after spending the last 42 years of his life behind bars. From jail he established the … Read more
Millionaire nightclub boss Jeremy Gordeno has been handed a suspended prison sentence for not paying money owed to his ex wife. Gordeno, the former boyfriend of model Lizzie Cundy, appeared at Reading County Court earlier today. Gordeno, who was dumped by Cundy for getting too close to his ex’s 21-year-old daughter, faced an enforcement application … Read more
At least 90 cases of the highly contagious ‘super-COVID’ variant from the UK have been identified at a prison in Michigan. Staff and prisoners have been undergoing daily coronavirus testing at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia after a staff member tested positive for the variant, known as B 1.1.7., last week. Of the 90 new cases, … Read more
Peter Andre slams the government over 10-year prison sentence for anyone who lies about travel history as his doctor wife Emily says teachers do a more important job than medics By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 17:26 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 17:26 GMT, 16 February 2021 Peter Andre challenged government plans to dole … Read more
Joe Biden launches review to let him close Guantanamo Bay’s infamous military prison and could take action within ‘weeks’ Biden administration orders formal review of the future of the high-security prison at the military base in Cuba Just 40 detainees are held there but they include alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Shaikh Mohammad who is still … Read more