15 h. ago Taxpayers are shelling out £688 a night for every prisoner being kept in a police cell because of jail overcrowding

A one-night stay for two in the plush accommodation - ranked the 'number one best value' five-star hotel on TripAdvisor - will set the lucky guests back a cool £665 tonight.

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45 h. ago Bombshell proved Joanne Sharkey killed her baby after being 'haunted' for 25 years

Joanne Sharkey, who was today handed a two-and-a-half-year suspended prison sentence, was found by police a quarter of a century after killing her newborn baby, thanks to breakthrough evidence

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55 h. ago Police searched his phone and what they found sent him to prison for life

'Monster' Ryan Schofield's crimes came to light after he was arrested for breaching a sexual harm prevention order and police analysed the contents of his phone

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7 d. ago Convicted gunman is on the run after fleeing open prison as police warn public not to approach him

A convicted gunman is on the loose after fleeing a men's open prison in Buckinghamshire. Brian Odour, 34, failed to return to HMP Springhill on Tuesday following a temporary licence of leave.

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8 d. ago Hunt for prison Romeo who had phone sex with guard AND fling with nurse behind bars...as police arrest four women who 'helped him flee hospital'

Officers are looking for Harri Pullen, 27, after being released from behind bars where he struck up his romances, who had phone sex with a prison guard.

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8 d. ago 'Loverboy' lag who had flings with two female prison workers on the run from police

Harri Pullen, 27, is on the run from police in Wales who want him in connection to alleged drug offences. Four women, aged between their 20s and 50s, have been arrested for helping him run-away

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8 d. ago Prison romeo who had phone sex with guard and fling with nurse is on the run as police arrest four women who 'helped him flee hospital'

Officers are looking for Harri Pullen, 27, after being released from behind bars where he struck up his romances, who had phone sex with a prison guard.

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9 d. ago Former Australian police officer avoids prison after killing 95

A former Australian police officer has avoided a prison term for killing a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a stun gun

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9 d. ago Man suffocated to death after being hurt and neglected in Colorado jail, family says

Lawsuit says Michael Burch, who died in 2023, languished in cell for a week with no medical care after fight with deputyA 69-year-old man slowly suffocated to death in a rural Colorado jail after his ribs were broken in an altercation with a deputy and he languished in a cell for a week without medical care, according to a lawsuit announced on Thursday.Michael Burch’s 2023 death was ruled a homicide. Prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against the deputy who used a Taser on Burch and wrestled with him in a Huerfano county jail cell. In making the decision, district attorney Henry Solano cited self-defense laws. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Prison governor had relationship with ‘Breaking Bad’ gang leader, jury told

Kerri Pegg allegedly accepted a car from Anthony Saunderson, who went by the name Jesse Pinkman.

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9 d. ago Prison officer's affair with lag unravelled after police scour burned love letters

Supervisors of prison officer Niamh Lloyd raised concerns about her behaviour whilst she was working in the prison, uncovering a letter which wrote of her sordid affair with an inmate.

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9 d. ago Police appeal after man jailed for firearms offence absconds from prison

Brian Odour, 34, failed to return to HMP Springhill near Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire on Tuesday.

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1 week ago Police investigate alleged assault understood to involve multiple Parc prison officers and inmate

An inmate at the troubled jail is understood to allegedly have been assaulted by multiple officers at HMP Parc. Police investigations are said to be continuing

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2 w. ago Grieving mum to sue Scots jail after suicidal young son left to die alone in cell

Janice Burns claims her son Jordan was not given mental health support or medication despite numerous suicide attempts.

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2 w. ago 'Call 999': All police have said about man who escaped from prison van as search enters third day with sightings

Jamie Cooper fled a prison van after overpowering guards on Wednesday morning

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2 w. ago Moment prison escapee attempts to turn around onto oncoming traffic during police chase on M62

The shocking incident was caught on a dashcam

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2 w. ago Female prison officer suspended from London jail after 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate

Police are investigating claims that HMP Feltham prison officer Katerina Tatus was part of an affair

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2 w. ago Man who escaped from prison van on Wednesday morning still missing

Jamie Cooper, 33, fled from the vehicle carrying prisoners to court when it was on the M55 on Wednesday, police said.

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2 w. ago Urgent 'do not approach' alert issued by police as manhunt launched after suspect escapes from prison van on way to court

Jamie Cooper, 33, of Blackpool, has been described as 5ft 7in, of a medium build with short hair.

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2 w. ago Prisoner allegedly sexually assaulted in cell at HMP Swansea

Police officers investigating the alleged attack were due to attend the prison on Wednesday

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