27 h. ago Prison staff who leaked information about Maxwell’s preferential treatment have been fired, lawyer says

Representative Jamie Raskin claimed Maxwell was being waited on ‘hand and foot’ by prison staff

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60 h. ago More than 2,600 prison staff ‘facing deportation’ under new visa rules

Justice Secretary David Lammy already under pressure after prisoner release fiasco at HMP Wandsworth

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5 d. ago Nicolas Sarkozy says life in prison is ‘gruelling’ and ‘a nightmare’

Former French president was talking to court via video link about his request to serve rest of sentence at homeEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said his time in prison has been “gruelling” and a “nightmare” as he appeared via video link at a court hearing over his request to serve his sentence at home.Sarkozy, dressed in a navy blue suit, appeared on camera from prison on Monday, seated at a table with his lawyers beside him. He told the court: “I want to pay tribute to all the prison staff, who are exceptionally humane, and who have made this nightmare bearable – because it is a nightmare.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Prison staff 'identify issue causing mistaken releases' as sex offender arrested

HM Prison service insiders say an 'outdated' and 'unfit for purpose' system called NOMIS is fuelling the rise in accidental releases of prisoners across the UK after a string of high-profile blunders

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2 w. ago Bungling prison staff tried to save life of murderer who killed his own daughter by running her over twice

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Malt, 47, was sentenced to life in prison in 2022 after deliberately running over 19-year-old Lauren twice following a family row.

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2 w. ago Failures across all levels of prison staff contributed to much

Aaron Taylor died in HMP Garth following mistakes made by prison staff from the most junior prison officer to the governor, a jury has ruled

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2 w. ago Epping migrant sex offender was released from jail deliberately by rogue member of staff to cause 'major political embarrassment', ex

Hadush Kebatu was set free from HMP Chelmsford in error on Friday four weeks after being sentenced for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping.

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2 w. ago Epping migrant sex offender was released from jail deliberately by rogue member of staff to cause 'major political embarrassment', ex prison governor and criminologist suggests

Hadush Kebatu was set free from HMP Chelmsford in error on Friday four weeks after being sentenced for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping.

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2 w. ago Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu is second person to be freed by mistake from HMP Chelmsford

The prison staff at HMP fell for a fake email posing from the Royal Courts of Justice

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2 w. ago Prison staff complain they are being 'scapegoated' after accidentally freeing Epping sex attack migrant as Lammy blames 'human error'

Mark Fairhurst, the national chair of the UK Prison Officers' Association (POA), said at least two more senior figures were also involved in the release of Hadush Kebatu.

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2 w. ago UK Migrant Sex Offender Mistakenly Released By London Prison Staff, Re

UK Migrant Sex Offender Mistakenly Released By London Prison Staff, Re-Arrested  News18

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3 w. ago Prison staff 'told Epping attacker to get on train' after accidental release

Moments after being mistakenly freed by staff at HMP Chelmsford, Epping sex attacker Hadush Kebatu was pointed in the direction of a railway station by guards who told him to 'go', it is claimed

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3 w. ago Prison mistakenly released migrant sex offender despite him ‘returning four or five times to reception’

Hadush Kebatu kept asking prison staff ‘what to do’ after he was released from HMP Chelmsford by error, according to a delivery driver who saw him at the time of his release

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3 w. ago Prison staff guided 'confused' sex attack migrant to train station after he stood outside jail for 90 minutes

Sim saw Kebatu going in and out of the prison 'four or five times' and said Kebatu was 'very confused' and 'kept scratching his head and saying, 'Where do I go, where do I go?''

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3 w. ago Disgraced George Santos lashes out at prison staff who ‘dehumanized’ him in first statement since Trump pardon

Following his release, the former Republican congressman vowed to focus on ‘prison reform and accountability, ensuring that those in power uphold the dignity and humanity of every person in their care’

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3 w. ago Disgraced George Santos lashes out at prison staff who ‘dehumanized’ him in first statement since Trump clemency

Following his release, the former Republican congressman vowed to focus on ‘prison reform and accountability, ensuring that those in power uphold the dignity and humanity of every person in their care’

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