3 h. ago Convicted murderer used illicit iPhone to message prison officer at HMP Deerbolt

Mitchell Ingham, 25, was jailed for life in 2016 for murder and received an additional nine-month sentence for using an illicit iPhone to contact a prison officer while serving his sentence at HMP Deerbolt in County Durham

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4 h. ago 'Devious' female prison officer, 23, who was in illicit relationships with TWO inmates and planned to be with them 'on the outside' is jailed

Isabelle Dale, 23, became romantically involved with both Shahid Sharif and Connor Money, swearing her 'undying love' to both, and how she wanted to be with them, Southwark Crown Court was told.

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4 h. ago The lovestruck killer and the prison officer he called 'babe'

Convicted killer Mitchell Ingham used an iPhone to message a prison officer and family while serving his life sentence

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5 h. ago Prison officer had sex with inmate in prayer room 'for four minutes' as pals stood guard

Isabelle Dale, 23, was caught having a sexual relationship with two inmates at HMP Coldingley in Surrey

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6 h. ago Prison officer who had sex with inmates while pals acted as lookouts is jailed

Isabelle Dale, 23, has been jailed after she was caught having a sexual relationship with two inmates at HMP Coldingley - and found to have smuggled Spice into prison

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17 h. ago State of emergency declared as prison riots see guards taken hostage and several killed

Suspected gang members launched coordinated attacks on police across the capital following prison riots, with authorities warning several wounded officers remain in critical condition

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35 h. ago Guatemala declares state of emergency after eight police officers killed in prison gang violence

President announces 30-day order after inmates also took 46 people hostage at three prisonsGuatemala’s president has declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused them of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons.The killings occurred in the capital, Guatemal City, and surrounding areas a day after gang-affiliated inmates took 46 people hostage in the three prisons across the country to demand incarcerated gang leaders be moved to lower-security facilities. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Guatemalan police free hostages in prison as attacks kill 3 officers

No injuries or fatalities were immediately reported following the police action

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4 d. ago Prison officer, 46, caught performing sex act on inmate on her own bodyworn camera is jailed

Rebecca Pinckard, 46, had the 'intimate encounter' with serving prisoner and convicted drug dealer Erion Nakdi, 42, in a store cupboard at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk.

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4 d. ago Prison officer jailed after bodycam caught her sex act with inmate

Rebecca Pinckard, 46, had an 'intimate encounter' with serving prisoner in a store cupboard

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4 d. ago Prison officer jailed after sex act with inmate caught on her own bodycam

Rebecca Pinckard, 46, had the 'intimate encounter' with serving prisoner in a store cupboard

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4 d. ago Female prison officer jailed after bodycam caught sex act with inmate

Rebecca Pinckard was accused of embarking on a secret relationship with the prisoner at HMP Highpoint in Stradishall, Suffolk

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4 d. ago Prison officer jailed after 'performing sex act' on lag during 'secret fling'

Prison officer Rebecca Pinkard, 46, embarked on a fling with an inmate at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk, and was said to have 'performed oral sex on that prisoner'

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7 d. ago Death on the inside: as a prison officer, I saw how the system perpetuates violence

A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn’t inevitableThere are hotspots for violence in prison. The exercise yard, the showers. There are peak times, too. Mealtimes and association periods are particularly volatile.But first thing in the morning is not when you expect to hear an alarm bell. I certainly didn’t, at 6am in my office on the residential wing of a high-security prison in late 2018. All prisoners were locked up at that time. But overcrowding has long been a problem in UK prisons, and keeping three men in cells designed for one can be a recipe for disaster. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Families of prisoners in Venezuela wait in anguish as promised releases trickle

Yaxzodara Lozada has woken up freezing on a sidewalk outside a Venezuelan prison, hoping her husband, a police officer detained in November, will be released

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8 d. ago 3 inmates dead, corrections officer and others injured in Georgia prison fight, police say

Police in Georgia say three inmates were killed and a corrections officer and several other inmates were injured when a fight broke out at a state prison

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8 d. ago Secret heartache of Traitors star Matthew Hyndman whose prison officer uncle was shot dead by the New IRA as he drove to work in 2012

Faithful Matthew Hyndman has suffered the grief of losing a loved-one in the most horrific way possible when his uncle was killed by New IRA gunmen.

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1 week ago Female prison officer who became pregnant with inmate's baby after starting a relationship with him while he was on overnight release is spared jail

Sarah Barnett, 33, who worked as a member of operational support staff at HMP Sudbury in Derbys, spent two nights with Scott Taylor after he was temporarily freed from the Category D prison.

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2 w. ago Prison officer 'had intimate relationships with prisoners and smuggled drugs into jail'

Kayleigh Robson, 29, allegedly struck up inappropriate romances with prisoners at HMP Peterborough over a nine-month period, before getting involved in an alleged money laundering plot

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2 w. ago Female prison officer accused of 'intimate relationships' with prisoners

A prison officer accused of smuggling drugs, laundering money, and having "intimate relationships with prisoners" could soon trade her badge for a cell as she faces explosive misconduct charges

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