5 h. ago Prison officer jailed for filming cell sex with lag reveals cryptic tattoo in the sun

Linda de Sousa Abreu was discovered engaging in sexual activities with a prisoner while she was married and working as a prison officer at HMP Wandsworth last year

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8 d. ago Former prison officer caught on camera having sex with inmate freed from jail

Linda de Sousa Abreu was caught inside HMP Wandsworth

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1 week ago Prison officers assaulted by inmates 'almost every day' in Scotland's jails

Scottish Prison Service data shows 350 officers were attacked during 2024-25 –the highest number in five years.

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1 week ago Scotland's jails at 'breaking point' as prison officers demand urgent action on overcrowding

A damning new report from the prison warder’s union has laid bare staff fears after jail numbers reached record levels.

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3 w. ago Jail horror as 'prison officer stabbed' at HMP Long Lartin airlifted to hospital

Emergency services raced to HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire following reports that a prison officer was left with 'serious injuries' after being stabbed this morning

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3 w. ago Prison officer attacked with boiling hot water in high security jail in latest outrage blighting prison safety

The officer was scalded with liquid straight from a kettle after he entered an inmate's cell at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire.

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4 w. ago Surge in prison officers investigated over inappropriate relationships with inmates amid jails’ staffing crisis

Exclusive: Experts warn ‘teenagers with no work experience’ are being recruited into dangerous prisons after figures uncovered a dramatic surge in alleged inappropriate relationships

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