4 h. ago British Asian prisoner murdered in London jail after being put in same cell as racist

The Ministry of Justice has said it is ‘leaving no stone unturned’ to make British prisons safe following the ‘horrible act of violence’

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21 h. ago Former New York state prison guard sentenced to up to life in prison in inmate's death

A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera footage has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison

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28 h. ago Serial killer Joanne Dennehy's sick rule before carrying out horrifying murders

Joanne Dennehy was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murders of three men in 2013, and told friends the disturbing reasons behind her killing spree

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29 h. ago Cannibal who kept brain in microwave and severed breasts on table suffers prison hell

Stephen Griffiths, the 'Crossbow Cannibal' serial killer who murdered three women, has suffered multiple violent attacks in prison including being knocked unconscious last year

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45 h. ago Brian Walshe sentenced to life in prison for murdering missing wife

The couple’s three young children are currently in state custody

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48 h. ago Prisoner to stand trial accused of murdering Manchester killer John Mansfield

Mansfield, 63, was jailed for the murder of his neighbour Ann Alfanso

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2 d. ago Rob Reiner's son 'on suicide watch' in prison as he could face death penalty

Nick Reiner, the son of Rob and Michele, has reportedly been placed on suicide watch in his Downtown Los Angeles prison after being charged with the murders of his parents

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3 d. ago Nick Reiner on suicide watch in hellhole prison where 'beds rust' after parents' gruesome murder

Nick Reiner has been arrested and charged after his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer, were discovered dead at their Los Angeles home with stab wounds and their throats were found slit

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3 d. ago Whole life sentences to be extended to revenge killings against cops and prison officers, David Lammy announces, in wake of shocking gangland 'execution'

Murderers who kill current or former police, prison or probation officers because of their jobs will likely get the toughest of jail terms, the Justice Secretary announced.

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3 d. ago Killers who target police, prison and probation officers to get whole life orders

David Lammy has announced plans to toughen up punishments after former prison officer Lenny Scott was murdered in a revenge attack

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4 d. ago Prisoners appear in court to deny murdering child killer Kyle Bevan at maximum

Bevan, 33, was discovered dead in his cell at HMP Wakefield where he was serving a life sentence for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter.

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9 d. ago Woman dubbed 'Satan's puppet' drank neighbour's blood after brutal murder

WARNING: Distressing content Cynthia Ming, 54, was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of her neighbour, 45-year-old Angie Melissa Moore

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9 d. ago Teddy Mitchell's EastEnders exit sparks backlash as fans all say same thing

EastEnders aired a shock prison sentence for Teddy Mitchell following Okie's murder

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1 week ago Child was recruited by prison to look after murderers and terrorists after series of blunders

The latest in a series of bungles by the Prison Service, Emily Frith, 17, was given her own set of keys and radio and allowed to patrol wings and carry out headcounts at HMP Erlestoke.

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1 week ago Chilling letter child killer Ian Huntley sent to his daughter after her desperate plea

Samantha Bryan asked to visit Ian Huntley at Frankland prison to try and get more details on the brutal murders he carried out - but instead just received a cryptic response

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1 week ago Soham murderer Ian Huntley sent daughter 'twisted' letter from prison

Ian Huntley is serving a life sentence for the double murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham

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1 week ago Beauty queen Trinity Poague who beat boyfriend's son to death breaks down in court

Trinity Poague, 19, has been sentenced to life in prison after she was found guilty of two counts of felony murder for the brutal killing of her boyfriend's 18-month-old son

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1 week ago 'Gloating' killer's sick taunts as he boasts about murder and guns in prison rap videos

Taylor Meanley was just 17 when he used a shotgun to murder Lewis Williams, 20, in South Yorkshire. He's since appeared in rap videos made behind bars under the name T Shotz

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1 week ago Rapper Ghetts facing years in jail after pleading guilty to killing man in hit

Ghetts is in custody and likely to face several years in jail after his guilty pleas

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1 week ago Louisiana inmates on the run after removing concrete and using sheets in jailbreak

Three-person escape is second for state in a year, after 10 people crawled through a wall at a different prisonTwo inmates accused of violent crimes, including second-degree attempted murder, are on the run after escaping from a south-western Louisiana jail on Wednesday by removing pieces of a deteriorating interior wall and using sheets to scale another outside wall, officials said.A third inmate who joined in the breakout died by suicide after he was tracked down. Continue reading...

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