4 h. ago SNP urged to build more prisons instead of repeatedly releasing inmates from jail early

Victim Support Scotland said "more capacity in prisons has to be part of the solution" as hundreds more inmates get ready to be freed to ease an overcrowding crisis.

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12 h. ago Female prison officer, 34, who smuggled phones into jail for her inmate lover is locked up

Amie Turner's secret came to light in April 2016 when intelligence reports first raised concerns about her behaviour, Manchester Crown Court heard.

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3 d. ago Prison officers reveal shame over "barbaric" death of inmate Allan Marshall at Saughton jail

Officers claim Allan's death was result of "barbaric" response to a medical situation. Sources say ongoing denials of blame have damaged SPS.

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3 d. ago Three inmates killed themselves at Pentonville prison where jail staff on 24

Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor placed HMP Pentonville in London under special measures in July due to a series of 'comprehensive failures'.

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5 d. ago P Diddy has been teaching inmates business management in jail after sexual abuse conviction

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, was found guilty on two sex trafficking charges in July and faces a maximum of 50 years in prison when he is sentenced on 3 October

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2 w. ago BREAKING Glam prison officer who had romp with inmate avoids jail

Megan Breen, 23, had an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at the category C jail HMP Usk and nearby open prison HMP Prescoed, both in Gwent, South Wales

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2 w. ago Glam female prison officer who had romp with inmate avoids jail

Megan Breen, 23, had an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at the category C jail HMP Usk and nearby open prison HMP Prescoed, both in Gwent, South Wales

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2 w. ago Glam female prison officer who had romp with lag after meeting on night shift avoids jail

Megan Breen, 23, had an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at the category C jail HMP Usk and nearby open prison HMP Prescoed, both in Gwent, South Wales

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2 w. ago Aristocrat Constance Marten shuns prison life, refuses work in wake of child manslaughter conviction

Constance Marten, 38, has retreated into her prison cell and shunned fellow inmates after being handed a 14-year jail term for the death of her newborn daughter Victoria

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3 w. ago Gangster Ross McGill's Tamo Junto hoods offer chilling "price list of payments" for attacks on Mark Richardson

The Tamo Junto (TMJ) gang have offered a reward to inmates in jail willing to attack the mob boss.

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