10 h. ago Overcrowded Scots prisons gripped by 'increasing levels of drugs misuse and violence'

The Prison Officers' Association blamed the influence of organised criminal gangs operating behind bars for deteriorating conditions.

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3 d. ago The corrupt prison officers facing years behind bars: What life will be like for former jail staff as they become inmates themselves

Megann Gibson, 26, who became infatuated with dangerous inmate Ryan Horan while working at Wealstun Prison in West Yorkshire.

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5 d. ago Breaking bad: The huge number of prison officers dismissed in the last 12 months

More than a thousand prison staff have faced disciplinary action so far this year in Britain, damning new figures reveal.

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6 d. ago Female prison officer who flirted with convicted murderer as they discussed her tight trousers and 'being naughty on Facetime' avoids jail

Nottingham Crown Court heard how Jasmine Hope exchanged messages with the killer, in which he told her the tight trousers she was wearing made him 'twitch'.

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6 d. ago Manchester Arena plotter’s alleged prison attack sparks call for US

Report recommends adoption of US-style punishment and rewards for most dangerous inmatesA long-awaited report that examined how the Manchester Arena plotter was able to carry out an alleged violent attack on prison officers has recommended a new punishment and rewards system for the most dangerous inmates, similar to that used in a US Supermax jail.David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, is facing demands to publish the report, which looks into why Hashem Abedi, who was jailed for life for helping his brother carry out the 2017 bombing, was able to target staff at HMP Frankland with boiling oil and homemade weapons in a planned ambush. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Prison officer's secret relationship with murderer who he told made his 'd*** twitch'

Jasmine Hope, 31, exchanged messages with the killer in which he told her the tight trousers she was wearing made him 'twitch' and reminded him of when they were 'being naughty on video'

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7 d. ago The Strangeways prison officer now behind bars himself after hideous crimes uncovered

WARNING: CONTAINS DISTRESSING DETAILS | A judge said there was 'evidence of sadism' in Ashley Houghton's crimes

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8 d. ago Man jailed for 1,335 years as El Salvador sentences almost 250 MS

Attorney general’s office also says 10 people received prison terms from 463 to 958 years amid crackdown on gangs under state of emergencyEl Salvador has announced prison sentences for hundreds of gang members, with some of the convicted receiving terms of hundreds of years.The attorney general’s office posted on X that 248 members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang had received “exemplary sentences” for 43 homicides and 42 disappearances, among other crimes. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago BREAKING: Lee Pettite murderer stabbed prison officer with 'hook shank' like 'rabid dog'

Christopher Stubbs is serving a life sentence for the murder of Lee Pettite in 2016. Almost nine years to the day after he was given a life-sentence, Stubbs was handed an extended 12 years behind bars

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9 d. ago Vile murderer repeatedly stabbed prison guard with ‘vicious’ makeshift shank – nine years after he shot dead man in back

A THUG already serving life for a brutal murder repeatedly stabbed a prison guard with a makeshift shank in a horrendous attack inside jail. Christopher Stubbs, 30, acted "like a rabid dog" when he stabbed the officer multiple times at Garth Prison in Lancashire. The violent killer, originally from South Bank, was jailed for life...

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1 week ago 'Monster Mansion' murderer suffers gruesome death behind bars after inserting spike into chest

Karl Quincey, 48, told prison officers 'it's been bubbling for a while now' after inserting a glasses arm into a self-inflicted wound at HMP Wakefield. An inquest recorded a verdict of suicide

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1 week ago Foreign prison officers get visa exemption to prevent UK jail chaos

The Chief Inspector of Prisons earlier warned of a ‘devastating effect’ if a solution was not found

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1 week ago Teen who performed sick sex act with rocking horse at play area dodges jail time

Callum Green, 19, was found guilty of outraging public decency by using a rocking horse and a branch during a sex act in a play area in Hartlepool, County Durham, on the morning of October 19, 2024

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1 week ago Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike in prison ‘are dying’, doctor says

Almost 900 health professionals have written to David Lammy, Wes Streeting, senior NHS officials and senior prison officials.

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1 week ago Harry Roberts, triple police killer behind 1966 manhunt, dies aged 89

Roberts, who murdered three police officers in Shepherd’s Bush and served 48 years in prison, was released in 2014Harry Roberts, the triple police killer whose 1966 murders shocked Britain and triggered one of the country’s largest manhunts, has reportedly died aged 89.Roberts died in hospital last Saturday after a short illness, the Sun reported. He had been living in sheltered accommodation in Peterborough after his release on licence in 2014, after serving 48 years in prison for the killings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Stirling prison staff help children in hospital enjoy Christmas with toy appeal

The children spending the festive season in Forth Valley Royal Hospital will be able to unwrap a gift thanks to the fundraising efforts of a prison officer based at HMP and YOI Stirling.

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2 w. ago Whole life sentences to be extended to revenge killings against cops and prison officers, David Lammy announces, in wake of shocking gangland 'execution'

Murderers who kill current or former police, prison or probation officers because of their jobs will likely get the toughest of jail terms, the Justice Secretary announced.

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2 w. ago Killers who target police, prison and probation officers to get whole life orders

David Lammy has announced plans to toughen up punishments after former prison officer Lenny Scott was murdered in a revenge attack

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2 w. ago Female prison officer appears in court accused of plot with two inmates to supply drugs and smuggle mobile phones into HMP Brixton

Shannon Day (pictured), 24, of Sydenham, southeast London, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago ‘Human trafficking behind prison walls’: women jailed in Texas allege rampant sexual abuse

Women at FMC Carswell – long a focus of sexual abuse investigations – say prison officials have turned a blind eyeEleven women incarcerated at a federal prison in Texas allege they have been subjected to rampant sexual abuse by staff members in the past seven years. The allegations are the latest accusations of abuse within a federal prison system rife with claims of inhumane conditions.The allegations at FMC Carswell, a federal medical women’s prison in Fort Worth, Texas, are particularly troubling because the facility has been the focus of sexual abuse investigations for years, with 13 staff members convicted of abuse and misconduct since 1997 and promises of reform at various times. Continue reading...

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