3 d. ago Family ‘terrified’ after parole board recommends killer can move to open prison

The family of Gemma Simpson said her killer, Martin Bell, should serve his full sentence in a maximum security jail.

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3 d. ago Mum prison guard reveals how armed robber affair started before she had his baby

Rachel Stanton, 32, was working as a prison guard at HMP Five Wells when she had an relationship with Edwin Poole as he served a 10-and-a-half-year sentence, going on to have his baby

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4 d. ago Prison guard shot dead in 'revenge' for exposing officer's illicit relationship, court hears

Two men, Elias Morgan and Anthony Cleary, are on trial at Preston Crown Court accused of the murder of Lenny Scott, 33, who was shot dead outside a gym last year

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5 d. ago Prison guard shot dead in 'act of revenge after exposing illicit relationship'

Elias Morgan and Anthony Cleary have gone on trial accused of the murder of 33-year-old former prison officer Lenny Scott, who was shot dead outside a gym in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire

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5 d. ago Former prison guard was shot dead outside gym after he exposed a convict and female officer's illicit relationship, court hears

Lenny Scott, who was the father of twins, was shot six times outside a gym on February 8 last year by a gunman dressed in a hi-vis jacket.

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5 d. ago Bryan Kohberger's prison guard named as surprise witness in the Idaho murders trial

The accused killer was held at Monroe County Correctional Facility before being extradited to Idaho to face charges for the murders.

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5 d. ago Inmate told child killer Roy Whiting 'that was for Sarah Payne' as he stabbed him with 6in wooden shank in his jail cell, court hears

A prison guard believed Andrew Light, 45, was 'killing him' as he attacked Whiting, 66, with the wooden blade in HMP Wakefield.

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5 d. ago Guard watching Lucy Letby on first night in prison says 'one thing hit me in seconds'

Lucy Letby, 35, was convicted across two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more, and a prison officer has provided a rare insight into what she was like behind bars

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2 w. ago Married prison guard who was filmed having sex with an inmate is FREED from jail after just five months

Married Linda de Sousa Abreu, 31, was sentenced to 15 months for having sex with  serial burglar Linton Weirich in his prison cell at HMP Wandsworth last June.

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2 w. ago Tennessee prison riot contained after several hours; 3 inmates and 1 guard injured

A private correctional company says inmates at a Tennessee prison destroyed property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took hours to contain and caused minor injuries to three inmates and one guard

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2 w. ago How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes

Afghan fathers, brothers and husbands are under pressure to ensure the women in their families observe the country’s repressive laws. Here, men and women across the country explain how it is affecting family bondsTo be a father of daughters in the Taliban’s Afghanistan has become a daily nightmare for Amir. Now, he says, he is more prison guard than loving parent, an unwilling and unpaid enforcer of a system of gender apartheid that he despises yet feels compelled to inflict on his two teenage girls in order to protect them from the Taliban’s rage and reprisals.Just a few years ago, Amir’s daughters had a life and a future. They went to school, to see friends and moved around their community. Now, he says he would prefer it if his daughters never left the house. He, like many other fathers in Afghanistan, has heard stories about what can happen to young women who find themselves in the crosshairs of the Taliban’s “morality police”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Killer battered female prison guard after being dropped as goalie for jail football team

Samuel Petto, already serving time for a brutal killing, claimed the ban sparked a meltdown that ended in a vicious assault at HMP Shotts.

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3 w. ago Genoa Marassi prison riot as '200 inmates rebel against officers' unleashing chaos inside

The chaos erupted at Marassi prison in Genoa, northern Italy after an inmate needed medical treatment because he was sexually assaulted by six others, a prison guard union boss said

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3 w. ago Female prison guard had 'phone sex' with inmate before bombarding lag's mum

Megann Gibson is set to be sentenced in August after it emerged she pursued an illicit relationship with an anonymous inmate and then sent over 900 texts to his mother

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3 w. ago Female prison guard, 26, who had phone sex with inmate and flooded his mother with more than 900 messages faces jail

Megann Gibson, 26, engaged in sexual communications with the prisoner while working at Wealstun prison near Wetherby, West Yorkshire.

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4 w. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'allowed to buy Maltesers and crisps in prison' despite throwing scorching water over guard in horror attack

Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has called for Rudakubana’s privileges to be taken away

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last month Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'allowed to buy treats in prison such as Maltesers and crisps' despite throwing scorching water over a prison guard in horror attack

The 18-year-old triple murderer, who was sentenced to 52 years for the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancome and Alice da Silva Aguiar reportedly has the treats delivered to his cell.

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last month Former New York prison guard pleads guilty in connection with inmate's beating death

A former correction officer has pleaded guilty for his role in what prosecutors call a coverup of the beating death of an upstate New York prison inmate by fellow guards

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last month Prison guard is stabbed at maximum security jail holding notorious inmates in latest act of violence in Britain's prison system

EXCLUSIVE: A source with knowledge of the prison told MailOnline that the attacker used a flick-knife brought in to HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire using a drone.

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