Roy King, 61, took an overdose in January 2023, according to a Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) report into his death.

More than £235,000 has been paid out in compensation for prisoner injury claims at HMP Liverpool in recent years. New data obtained through a freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed the ...

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The monthly rate for assaults on staff and other inmates at HMP Frankland, in County Durham, hit 183.8 per 1,000 prisoners – the highest rate since at least 2016, and up from 169.5 last year.

A prisoner has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a convicted killer at a high-security prison. John Mansfield, 63, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on 13 April. A ...

Prisoners at HMP Lewes were paid almost £130,000 in compensation for injuries sustained in jail in the last five years. New data obtained by Legal Expert, has revealed that between 2020 and 2024 ...

Iceland has begun its new vocational training at the privately-owned HMP Oakwood in Featherstone where prisoners get the chance to 'gain work experience' and 'adjust to the outside world'.

It’s nearly lunchtime and HMP Perth is bustling. Many prisoners are heading back to their halls after spending the morning in classes and workshops, but a small group are continuing their work in the ...

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing to police around 5.30pm on Tuesday after he absconded from HMP Castle Huntly in Dundee, Police Scotland said. The public has been warned not to approach him.

Police are appealing for any information that could help to trace a convicted prisoner who has absconded from HMP Castle Huntly. Raymond McCourt was reported missing to police around 5.30pm on ...