Prisons

What prison life is like in the UK, as told by former prisoners

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'Dangerous' criminal accidentally released from prison the day he arrived

World December 17, 2024 By Danny Rigg

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World December 14, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

Rapper freed early from jail flaunts new lifestyle with ?2,000,000 Rolls-Royces

Rapper freed early from jail flaunts new lifestyle with £2,000,000 Rolls-Royces

UK December 11, 2024 By Josh Layton

Prison guard used Pot Noodle to smuggle drugs into jail where she worked

UK December 7, 2024 By Danny Rigg

Left: HMP Winchester Right: The items wrongly returned

Inmate 'handed curtain instead of £900 in property after his release'

UK December 8, 2024 By Jen Mills

Mysterious code finally cracked after 500 years

UK December 3, 2024 By Lucia Botfield

FILE PHOTO: The Rikers Island Prison complex (foreground) is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Notorious jail that housed Tupac is 'infested with mice and covered in pools of water'

US November 28, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

HMP Deerbolt, County Durham (Picture: Google)

Prisoners collapse in ‘one of largest outbreaks of illness known’ inside UK jail

UK November 23, 2024 By Brooke Davies

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Security cameras at HMP Wandsworth prison on July 12, 2024 in London, England. The country's new justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, announced today that the government will release thousands of prisoners early to alleviate overcrowding. Under the new policy, prisoners on "standard determinate sentences" will be released after serving 40% of their sentences, rather than 50%. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Jailbreak fears after prison blueprints are leaked on dark web

UK November 23, 2024 By Sam Corbishley

Jason Hoganson seen outside HM Prison Durham. Around 1,700 inmates are expected to be let out early in an attempt to ease overcrowding in prisons. Picture date: Tuesday September 10, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Prisons. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Ex-Hollywood star no longer wanted by police after manhunt

UK November 6, 2024 By Josh Layton

*EMBARGOED UNTIL 14:00 GMT TUES NOV 5* FILE PICTURE ? Stephen Griffiths. Release date November 5 2024. The notorious 'Crossbow Cannibal' Stephen Griffiths has been 'attacked in prison' by the friend of one of his victims after they were housed in the same wing, insiders say. Serial killer Griffiths was handed a whole life order in 2010 for the "wicked and monstrous" murders of three women in Bradford. But he is now recovering in the hospital wing at HMP Full Sutton after he crossed paths with a friend of one of his victims, Suzanne Blamires, 36. The fellow inmate was said to be angry they were put on the same wing as their friend Suzanne's killer.

Crossbow killer who ate body parts 'attacked in prison by victim's friend'

UK November 5, 2024 By Katie Boyden

Daniel Khalife says prison escape was to get away from terrorists and paedophiles

UK November 1, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

General view of HM Prison Winchester in Winchester, Hampshire. The Victorian institution accommodates up to Category B prisoners. It is currently in the process of a five year refurbishment. The tower block at top right is the Hampshire Police Divisional HQ nextdoor.

Almost half of inmates in this prison have tested positive for drugs

UK October 25, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

Rapper jailed for county lines gets VIP treatment after early release from prison

UK October 24, 2024 By Josh Layton

Caption: Fears some early release prisoners will have ?greater criminal mindsets? credit: SWNS / GETTY

'Prison staff are scared of gangs - they have no morals or boundaries'

UK October 23, 2024 By Josh Layton

Sheik Yaqub Al Sabah after being released outside HM Prison Wandsworth in London (Picture: Ben Whitley/PA)

Prisoner freed after £3,000,000 money laundering con picked up in £250,000 Lamborghini

UK October 22, 2024 By Gethin Hicks

Story from Jam Press (Pregnant In Prison) Pictured: Amanda Tarver and Legend with Legend Junior. ???I was a pregnant mum in prison and felt like life was over ??? my husband and I have helped 400 families heal from similar experiences??? A woman who found out she was pregnant two weeks into her prison sentence has lifted the lid on what life is like behind bars ??? and why she and her partner are now campaigning to help other families in the system. Amanda Tarver was 22 when she made the ???youthful mistake??? of helping her now-husband, Legend, sell drugs. She was convicted for 24 months due to her involvement in transferring money for her partner and receiving packages to her apartment. Meanwhile, Legend was given 47 months for conspiracy to import a controlled substance. Despite being a first-time offender, the mum was given a two-year sentence to be served at Coleman Federal Prison Complex in Florida. The time Amanda served was doubly stressful as she was also separated from her then six-year-old son, Dorian, who would remain in the custody of Legend???s mother. The US was reported to have the highest incarceration rate in the world at the end of 2023, with 1.8m people behind bars, according to Statista. This is something 300 Letters hopes to change. The 34-year-old mum is sharing her story and why the prison system needs an overhaul. ???I really thought my life was over,??? said the mum-of-two, who is from Miami. ???When they told me the verdict, I was in shock. ???I hadn???t gotten into trouble before and I was a mother, and expected to receive a warning or probation. ???But none of those factors seemed to matter. ???I didn???t know how to explain to Dorian that I would be gone for so long. ???I was in a really bad space.??? Amanda, who was incarcerated from 2015-2016, served a total of 24 months. She met Legend at a college bar a few years prior, in 2012. While she was aware that he was selling illegal drugs to fund his education and help

I was sent to jail and gave birth behind bars

Families October 14, 2024 By Amira Arasteh

Jonathon Windsor who escaped from Salford Royal Infirmary hospital in Greater Manchester.

Escaped prisoner back in custody after fleeing during hospital visit

UK October 8, 2024 By Noora Mykkanen

Mum who turned her life around jailed 20 years after missing an appointment

UK October 7, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

I lost myself in prison - but an old pair of trainers saved me

Health October 5, 2024 By Sarah Ingram

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