1 week ago Prison tutor jailed after being found 'flustered' reading lag's love letters

Melissa Murphy, 48, was found to have exchanged racy content with an inmate at HMP Chelmsford, where she worked as a teacher training inmates for employment after their release

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1 week ago Prison worker had affair with inmate at hotels while he was on day release

The worker even picked the inmate up from the prison when he was on day release

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2 w. ago How real is Unlocked: A Jail Experiment as Netflix show returns for season 2

Netflix's Unlocked: A Jail Experiment season two has just been released, following real inmates in Arizona as they're allowed to roam seemingly unsupervised

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2 w. 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 Police release new CCTV of murderer and fellow inmate as they remain on the run after New Year's Day prison escape

Matthew Armstrong - jailed for killing a victim in a robbery - is on the run after fleeing HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire with fellow inmate Daniel Washbourne.

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3 w. ago Major hunt continues for Scots prisoner on the run as new picture of inmate released

POLICE are continuing to hunt for a prisoner who absconded from an open jail as a new picture of the inmate has been released. James Fitzpatrick was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly near Dundee on Tuesday. The 36-year-old has connections in the Ayrshire area and cops are still seeking to track him down. He...

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