14 h. ago 'I was Everton targetman on the outside but inside I was the target', says Duncan Ferguson

"Inside, I was the target. And I was terrified. I’d just lost my appeal against a three-month sentence for what the courts claimed was an assault on another player, Raith Rovers’ John McStay, at Ibrox Park on 16 April 1994. I hardly grazed the boy, I promise you."

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17 h. ago DUNCAN FERGUSON How Everton fans and a young boy called Wayne Rooney helped me survive prison nightmare

Duncan Ferguson was released from his prison nightmare to return to the Premier League and a welcome he didn’t expect, after six weeks where misery and menace filled the air

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17 h. ago Duncan Ferguson's "blood ran cold" as prison guards marched him to be banged up in Barlinnie

"Outside, I was Big Dunc. Striker. Everton and Scotland targetman. Inside, I was the target. And I was terrified."

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17 h. ago Duncan Ferguson reveals 'frightening' first question he was asked on first prison walk with inmates

Former Rangers star Duncan Ferguson became inmate number 12718 during his stay at Glasgow’s Barlinnie prison - now he recounts his first walk outside his cell

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17 h. ago Rangers legend Duncan Ferguson feared he'd be slashed in Barlinnie jail after con asked chilling question

"A boy wearing the regulation red shirt with white stripes stood there, holding a pair of scissors. How would I react?"

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17 h. ago DUNCAN FERGUSON I feared being slashed inside Britain's most notorious prison

Everton hero Duncan Ferguson was sentenced to three months at the infamous Barlinnie prison in Glasgow - now he speaks for the first time on his terrifying time inside

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39 h. ago Rangers legend Duncan Ferguson regrets telling David Beckham to get lost

Breaking the British transfer record in 1993 when he switched Tannadice for Ibrox. Ferguson then went on to build a reputation as a fearsome striker with Everton before a spell with Newcastle United.

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39 h. ago Rangers legend Duncan Ferguson insists he's "no hard man" as lifts lid on time in notorious Barlinnie jail

Duncan’s autobiography, Big Dunc, is released next week, a searingly honest account of his career and his life, including a painful reflection on the 44 days he spent in Barlinnie.

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42 h. ago Duncan Ferguson wasn't toughest man in dressing room as he opens up on hard

He once beat a burglar so badly, his wife thought he had killed him. He has four assault convictions, the last of which landed him in one of Britain’s toughest jails

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46 h. ago Trump administration jails hundreds of immigrants in notorious federal prisons

Immigrants report moldy food, used underwear and ‘pandemonium’ as Trump dramatically expands detentionThe US government has jailed hundreds of immigrants in notorious federal prisons in a dramatic escalation of its detention practices, cutting people off from their attorneys and families and subjecting them to brutal conditions, according to accounts from behind bars.Since February, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has increasingly used Bureau of Prisons (BoP) facilities to incarcerate immigrants facing deportation, records show. The partnership between BoP and Ice, two agencies that have generally operated separately, means people accused of civil immigration violations are being imprisoned in harsh environments of federal penitentiaries run by prison guards. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Moldy food, used underwear: inside the US prisons where Trump is jailing immigrants

As Trump dramatically expands detention, immigrants are moved to notorious penitentiaries where they report horrific conditionsThe US government has jailed hundreds of immigrants in notorious federal prisons in a dramatic escalation of its detention practices, cutting people off from their attorneys and families and subjecting them to brutal conditions, according to accounts from behind bars.Since February, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has increasingly used Bureau of Prisons (BoP) facilities to incarcerate immigrants facing deportation, records show. The partnership between BoP and Ice, two agencies that have generally operated separately, means people accused of civil immigration violations are being imprisoned in harsh environments of federal penitentiaries run by prison guards. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Female prison guard caught 'twerking and flirting with inmate' in leaked footage

The unnamed woman is reported to have been an officer at the Category B HMP Forest Bank, in Salford, Greater Manchester, when the incident took place although she is no longer working there now

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8 d. ago Female prison guard 'twerks and flirts with inmate' in shocking leaked video

An unnamed prison officer was filmed on a mobile phone for a TikTok video apparently twerking at the request of an inmate at HMP Forest Bank, in Salford, Greater Manchester

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1 week ago Prison guards will be armed with Tasers after Manchester bomber jail attack

Shabana Mahmood made the announcement in Parliament on Tuesday

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1 week ago Over £10million of payouts handed to prison guards in last five years after violent inmate attacks

Around 202 injured officers have received payouts from the Ministry of Justice since 2019/20, it comes in the wake of Hashem Abedi's brutal attack on three prison guards at HMP Frankland

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1 week ago Our child died in Manchester Arena terror attack. How was bomber’s brother able to assault prison guards?

The parents of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena attack have spoken of their disbelief after the bomber’s brother Hashem Abedi attacked prison guards

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1 week ago Our child died in Manchester Arena terror attack. How was bomber’s brother able to attack prison officers?

The parents of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena attack have spoken of their disbelief after the bomber’s brother Hashem Abedi attacked prison guards

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1 week ago Our child died in Manchester Arena terror attack. How could bomber’s brother be able to attack prison officers?

The parents of the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena attack have spoken of their disbelief after the bomber’s brother Hashem Abedi attacked prison guards

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1 week ago Prison guards handed £10million in payouts in last 5 years over violent inmate attacks

Some 202 prison officers injured by inmates have been handed Ministry of Justice payouts since 2019/20 – totalling £10.3 million and averaging at £51,000 per person

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2 w. ago Manchester Arena terrorist 'sent to the same unit as Southport killer Axel Rudakubana' after attacking prison officers with hot oil and DIY knives

Terrorist Hashem Abedi, 28, was moved to Belmarsh, a high security prison in south London , after he allegedly attacked three prison guards with hot cooking oil.

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