69 h. ago Female prison officer, 22, told inmate lover she was with him for 'the thrill'

Niamh Lloyd, 22, met the career criminal, Lee Makin, while working as a prison officer at Forest Bank jail in Salford, Greater Manchester.

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3 d. ago Criminals handed longer sentences 'will be let out of prison early to make room in jails'

Shabana Mahmood's remarks open up the prospect of offenders handed long jail terms getting less jail time as part of a sentencing review launched by Labour.

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3 d. ago Police appeal after man jailed for firearms offence absconds from prison

Brian Odour, 34, failed to return to HMP Springhill near Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Female prison officer, 22, is jailed after fling with 'empathetic' career criminal

Niamh Lloyd, who was employed at Forest Bank Jail in Salford, met Lee Makin, 40, a notorious burglar serving a six-year sentence, during her time at the facility.

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4 d. ago Kyle Clifford given grim prison warning as paralysed sex predator rots in jail

As documentary The Crossbow Murders: The Killings That Shocked Britain examines the heinous actions of Kyle Clifford, the Mirror takes a look at his future behind bars

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5 d. ago ‘Making art made me feel free’: the prison paintings of Myanmar’s Htein Lin

The artist, who has an exhibition at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery, created a unique body of work from jail uniforms, soap and lids while detained by Myanmar’s regimeThe Burmese painter Htein Lin’s art bears the imprint of his years in a Myanmar jail, where he created hundreds of paintings using prison uniforms as his canvases and makeshift tools including syringes, soap blocks and cigarette lighters.“I had no canvas, no brushes, no paint. But I had to make art,” says Htein Lin from his home in Myanmar’s Shan state. “I befriended the prison guards to smuggle in paint, scavenging for materials wherever I could. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Whining jailed Just Stop Oil activist, 78, complains about prison and reveals the 'insulting' thing she was asked to do

A 78-year-old grandmother who was imprisoned for joining in a Just Stop Oil protest on the M25 has blasted the conditions of the female prison she spent Christmas in.

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6 d. ago Prison nurse caught smuggling drugs and SIM cards into jail in hollowed out shoes as part of 'sophisticated' gang plot is locked up for 20 months

Kiera Burton, 33, was rumbled after being found with drugs and SIM cards during a stop and search on her way to work at HMP Preston.

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6 d. ago Whining jailed Just Stop Oil activist, 78, complains about prison and  reveals the 'insulting' thing she was asked to do

A 78-year-old grandmother who was imprisoned for joining in a Just Stop Oil protest on the M25 has blasted the conditions of the female prison she spent Christmas in.

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8 d. ago Trans killer's jail rammy leaves female prison officer injured in women's wing

Paris Green, who is serving life for murder, was initially charged with assaulting the victim by forcibly pushing a door in August 2023.

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9 d. ago Musk's pal Trump threatens Tesla vandals with 20 years in El Salvador 'hellhole' jails

Orange Manbaby Donald Trump is once again backing his bestie Elon Musk by threatening to throw Tesla vandals in prison for 20 years in El Salvador's 'hellhole' jails

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9 d. ago Prison worker who was caught on CCTV letting Zara Aleena's killer Jordan McSweeney 'throttle' her as part of sordid behind bars relationship is jailed

Hayley Jones, 34, was caught on CCTV kissing and touching Jordan McSweeney, 31, at maximum security HMP Belmarsh in southeast London .

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9 d. ago Jack Fincham 'can't wait' as he reveals his dog is being returned to him after attacks

Love Island's Jack Fincham, who swerved jail time as the appeal against his six week prison sentence was granted, has revealed his cane corso dog is being returned to him

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9 d. ago Jack Fincham gives thumbs up as he avoids jail after appeal against prison sentence for dog attack

Love Island's Jack Fincham gave a thumbs up as he swerved jail time after appealing his six-week prison sentence over being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog

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1 week ago Female prison officer suspended from London jail after 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate

Police are investigating claims that HMP Feltham prison officer Katerina Tatus was part of an affair

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1 week ago Nigerian TikTokers boast about how easy it is to become prison officers and get UK visa as figures show jail bosses hired 2,300 staff from overseas in three years

EXCLUSIVE: Prisons are recruiting foreign nationals in a desperate attempt to plug staff shortages in British jails, with 2,340 hired as wardens over the last three years.

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1 week ago Nigerian TikTokers boast about how easy it is to become prison officers and get UK visa as figures show jail bosses hired 2,300 staff from overseas in three year

EXCLUSIVE: Prisons are recruiting foreign nationals in a desperate attempt to plug staff shortages in British jails, with 2,340 hired as wardens over the last three years.

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1 week ago ‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail

George Simonson says you learn about society by seeing how it treats its prisoners – and jail has strengthened his belief that change is crucialGeorge Simonson, 24, from London, had recently graduated in mechanical engineering from the University of Edinburgh when he was given a 24-month custodial sentence for climbing a gantry over the M25 in 2022. He was also found guilty of criminal damage and sentenced to a further six-week custodial sentence for spraying paint on a wall of Exeter University in 2023. He sent this letter from prison before he was released in January.I remember the day I was sentenced like it was yesterday. I was filled with anxiety the entire time. It’s a strange situation to be in, not knowing whether or not you’d have your liberty at the end of the day, or for how long it might be taken away. My mind was racing and I had no idea how to operate. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prison crisis measures triggered as jails full just six months after thousands of offenders released early

The measure comes despite thousands of offenders being released early in September, under a scheme which was designed to tackle the overcrowding crisis until 2026

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1 week ago Jennifer Aniston superfan who grabbed privates and grunted sex noises at prison staff is jailed

Gavin Ross, 44, has been jailed for 46 weeks at Perth Sheriff Court after he admitted distressing a staff member by acting in a sexually-motivated way

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