A pensioner "ruined" two children's lives when he groped them as they played outside, a court has heard. Michael Moran, 74, ...

Convicted child rapist Rebecca Holloway, who was serving a 12-year sentence, has been found dead at HM Prison Low Newton in ...

After a man remanded in HMP Durham took his own life the day he arrived, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has criticised ...

William Dawson, who was known as Billy the Bump, died at HMP Holme House after being transferred from HMP Durham for end of ...

William Dawson, who was known as Billy the Bump, died at HMP Holme House after being transferred from HMP Durham for end of life care.

A former prisoner has claimed she only survived her time in jail thanks to a Newcastle theatre company.Cheryl Byron was ...

At 10pm Alshbli was found hanging in his cell. Paramedics who were already at HMP Durham due to a separate medical incident attended within one minute of the emergency call being raised. Alshbli was ...

The Prison and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has criticised HMP Durham over the use of restraints on ill prisoners ...

A report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has revealed that a disabled inmate was improperly restrained at HMP Durham.

Shaun Mason, 34, was serving a 16 year jail term for dealing when he and five others, including a prison nurse, conspired to import drugs into HMP Durham and HMP Northumberland, Newcastle Crown ...

HMP Durham has once again been criticised over its use of restraints on ill prisoners after a double amputee with "severely limited mobility" was taken to hospital restrained. A Prisons and Probation ...

HMP Durham has been ordered to make changes after a second man died after being found hanging in his cell, according to a report into his death. Ahmed Alshbli, 35, was found in his cell at HMP ...