13 h. ago Mia O’Brien's mum launches fresh bid to free daughter from 'hellhole' Dubai prison

Mia O'Brien, 23, was handed a 25-year sentence after being found with 50g of cocaine in Dubai and is thought to be serving her time in a hellhole prison, sharing a cell with up to six other inmates

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3 d. ago Police tell wrong inmate’s family he had taken his own life in prison

“This should not have happened"

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3 d. ago Wrong family informed after attempted murderer died behind bars

The Prison Service has apologised after the wrong family was informed when an inmate at a maximum security prison killed himself.

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3 d. ago Inmate absconds from Suffolk prison as police launch manhunt

Francis Edwards, 39, was reported missing on Wednesday after he was absent at a prison roll call at HM Prison Hollesley Bay - police have now issued a public appeal

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4 d. ago Inmate walked out of open prison and told officer he would shoot her

Dean Doran, 40, left HMP Prescoed, near Usk, without permission and was confronted by a prison officer, telling her "You are getting shot, you are dead."

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5 d. ago Eerie photos inside Bryan Kohberger's apartment reveal birthday cards he received days after Idaho murders

New evidence photos have revealed the inside of Bryan Kohberger's apartment, soulless and abandoned after he upped sticks and left Washington after murdering four Idaho students.

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5 d. ago Murderer who slit inmate's throat and said he'd happily die in prison found dead in jail

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Brian Wade was already in prison on three life sentences when he was found dead last month, having admitted that he would happily die while in prison during a hearing in June

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5 d. ago Scots prison officer sacked over death of inmate fails in bid to sue jail chiefs

Kenneth Aitken, 65, argued he had been unfairly dismissed by the Scottish Prison Service for failing to make sure Iain Brown was properly monitored after a nurse suspected him of being 'intoxicated'.

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8 d. ago Prison officer murdered after discovering colleague's sexual fling with inmate

Prison officer Lenny Scott uncovered a sexual relationship between Elias Morgan and fellow guard Sarah Williams after discovering a mobile phone in the then-prisoner's cell

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8 d. ago Corrupt prison officer's affair with inmate revealed at murder trial

Sarah Williams' relationship with Elias Morgan was uncovered by murder victim Lenny Scott

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9 d. ago Staff injured and teachers left terrified as young inmates brawled in HMP Parc

Inmates from rival wings fought running battles in the prison's education centre

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9 d. ago Former inmate found guilty of ‘revenge’ killing of prison officer

Lenny Scott, 33, was shot by Elias Morgan, 35, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.

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9 d. ago Families of Idaho murder victims want graphic crime scene photos kept private

The families of two of the four murdered University of Idaho students have asked a judge to prevent the release of graphic crime scene photos and videos, saying the images are traumatizing and violate their privacy

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1 week ago Prison guard seen coming out of cell with two inmates is jailed

Aimee Duke, 26, is the third prison guard to be convicted over relationships with inmates at the same jail

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1 week ago Idaho seeks to keep names of some of Bryan Kohberger trial witnesses secret after 'harassment, threats, stalking'

Idaho prosecutors are seeking to keep witnesses in Bryan Kohberger's trial a secret following the killer's sentencing for the murder of four Idaho college students.

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1 week ago Prison officer, 26, jailed for 'inappropriate' relationship with inmate

Aimee Duke was caught on CCTV entering prisoners’ cells

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1 week ago Prison officer jailed for inappropriate relationship with inmate

Aimee Duke, 26, admitted two offences after she was caught sending messages to a prisoner.

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1 week ago Grim details emerge about Erin Patterson's isolated prison life

Patterson, 50, was found guilty of poisoning three of her in-laws - and attempting to kill another - with a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023.

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2 w. ago Bryan Kohberger's rising panic in hours before his arrest revealed by internet searches

Forensic investigators on the case have said Kohberger's online history showed him 'scrambling' to try to get rid of his car after cops identified it in the case.

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2 w. ago Use of short prison sentences to be reduced and well behaved inmates to be released early under new plans

"This Government inherited a prisons system days away from collapse..."

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