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Stephen Bonallie, 32, was just a teenager when he battered vulnerable Brent Martin to death in 2007 along with two others but on being released early from prison he died in a car crash on New Year's Eve

Susan Moorby says she prays for drug lord son Jon Moorby every day but admits he ran his multi-million pound operation through fear and even threatened to kill his whole family over money

Susan Moorby, whose 51-year-old son Jon Moorby is appealing against his 29 year sentence, said the seeds for his crimes were sown when he was a schoolboy.

Gunmen aboard armoured vehicles arrived at Cereso No.3 state prison in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and started shooting at around 7am on New Year's Day. At least 24 inmates escaped during the attack

Boris Becker was released from prison in December after serving just eight months of his sentence, and the former tennis star has taken to social media to declare his mental health is now 'better than ever'

The body of Gigi Jordan was found in her Brooklyn, New York, US, apartment just hours after a supreme court justice overruled a previous order that would allow her to remain under house arrest as her appeal was heard

The Serpent was freed last week after a court ruled in favour due to his age and good behaviour despite murdering at around 24 tourists - but he isn't the only one to taste freedom

Johnny Brady, 19, escaped from St Andrew's Healthcare facility on New Year's Eve where he was serving a hospital order following convictions relating to serious arson offences

Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara, the hosts of Watcher Production's "Ghost Files," went to the prisonoff the coast of San Francisco to investigate the rumours of it being haunted