They happened during April 1990 and began as a protest against poor conditions, overcrowding and harsh treatment of inmates.It lasted 25 days making it the longest prison disturbance in the UK.The ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said 'we simply cannot build our way out of the prisons capacity crisis' adding it must 'go ...

A Stormont body set up to oversee a £300m redevelopment of the former Maze prison site has said its role has been "essentially limited to health and safety". Plans to regenerate the site near ...

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The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman confirmed an investigation is underway after the death of Michael Jones who was serving a prison sentence at HMP Liverpool. Jones, who was sentenced for ...

Serving prisoners have spoken out on their lives inside HMP Highpoint. The prison, near Haverhill, is set to become the largest in the UK under new expansion plans. The jail will house 2,000 ...

Faced with seven homicides in the first nine weeks of the year, California prison authorities announced they have restricted inmate movement and revoked privileges such as visits and phone calls ...

Celeste Craig, 26, was found hanged in her cell at Cheshire prison HMP Styal on October 23 2016 following struggles with drug abuse and her mental health. A report by the Prisons and Probation ...

The prison, also known as HMP Albany, opened in 1967. Ex-inmates include Moors murderer Ian Brady. It is now seen as a liability because of how derelict some wings have become. Lags are allowed a ...

Ahmed Alshbli, 35, was found in his cell at HMP Durham on November 2, 2022, after being remanded in prison earlier that day for offences including harassment and assault on his partner.

Ahmed Alshbli, 35, was found in his cell at HMP Durham on November 2, 2022, after being remanded in prison earlier that day for offences including harassment and assault on his partner. It was his ...