All news on the topic: Prison
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British prison rewards inmates with burgers and curries for avoiding violence
Winners of a violence-reduction competition will be treated to fakeaways in a women’s prison, according to a new report.
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Russian prison intercepts cat carrying drugs hidden in homemade collars
Guards at a Russian prison were shocked to intercept a drug mule with a difference this week.
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Andy Burnham halts early prisoner release scheme pending urgent safety review
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he will “put a pause” on the plan for the early release of prisoners that was due to start in September.
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"Dexter" fan murdered prison cellmate while awaiting trial over two dismemberment killings, court hears
A serial killer fan strangled a prison cellmate while on trial for murdering two other men and dismembering their bodies in Cornish woodland, a court has heard.
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Former X Factor star Danny Tetley released from prison after child sex offences
Former X Factor contestant Danny Tetley has been released from prison after serving just six years of a nine year sentence for child sex offences.
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British pensioner accused of drug smuggling cleared to return home from Chile
The British pensioner accused of acting as an international drug runner will have his case formally closed tomorrow, allowing him to return home to the UK immediately.
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Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed released from prison as deportation battle intensifies
The ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang – who has served 14 years in jail for multiple rapes and sexually abuse against young girls – has been released from prison as a row over his deportation deepens.
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Baby killer Jamie Varley reportedly threatened by inmates after transfer to HMP Wakefield
Baby Preston’s evil killer Jamie Varley has been given a “bloodcurdling” traditional welcome at Monster Mansion.
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Bentley-driving fraudster Barrett unmasked as jailed in Monaco after years on the run
Swindler Ekaterina Barrett was regularly spotted sweeping through London’s wealthiest postcodes in a Bentley, dressed head-to-toe in Gucci, and walking her beloved Italian greyhounds.
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Teacher who murdered adopted baby bought £450,000 home weeks after child’s death
A teacher who murdered his adopted baby son bought a £450,000 new-build home with his boyfriend to reinvent themselves just 22 days after the tot’s death.
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Prisoner handed whole life order for murdering child killer Kyle Bevan in his cell
One of three prisoners who murdered a child killer in his cell has been given a whole life order – a sentence his two accomplices were already serving.
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Three convicted murderers found guilty of killing child murderer Kyle Bevan in prison cell
Three inmates have been found guilty of the murder of a child killer who was found stabbed to death in his cell and left "tidily tucked up in bed".
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Seven deaths at “squalid” HMP Pentonville expose crisis in Britain’s prisons
Within one year, seven men died at the ‘squalid’ and ‘inhumane’ prison.
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Jeffrey Epstein cellmate claims he tried to kill himself three times before death
Jeffrey Epstein tried to kill himself in jail at least three times before the vile s-- fiend was finally successful in August, 2019.
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Bank staff corruption charges dropped in $1.85bn PNB fraud as Nirav Modi case continues
Corruption charges against bank staff in the $1.85 billion PNB fraud have been dropped, after the Central Bureau of Investigation conceded there was no evidence to support them.
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From Stalin’s Gulags to cybercrime: how Fenya became a digital underworld code
The tricks of the jail jargon Fenya were once used to bewilder guards in Stalin’s Gulags. Now they are being used by Russian cyber-criminals.
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Doctor who treated mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro says even ‘monsters’ deserve care
A doctor whose job was to try and save the life of infamous mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro tells The Sun: “You cannot take away the right to medical care from anyone, not even from such monsters.”
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Ghislaine Maxwell sparks five-hour prison lockdown after missing sweater meltdown amid ‘special treatment’ claims
Ghislaine Maxwell’s fellow inmates were left stunned after a missing sweater belonging to the convicted sex trafficker triggered a compound-wide lockdown at her minimum-security Texas prison camp.
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UK prisons to get 13,000 steel grilles to stop drone drug drops
Thousands of prison cell windows will be fitted with steel grilles to stop drones from flooding jails with drugs, weapons, and phones, the Government has announced.
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Arut Nazaryan’s fall from grace: How the blogger and crypto-trader lost his fortune and his freedom in the UAE
UAE authorities are seeking a fine of nearly 4 billion rubles from crypto entrepreneur Arut Nazaryan, who has already spent almost six months in prison.
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Ben-Gvir showed the world brutality — and Israel is now scrambling to contain the fallout
After startling images showed peaceful humanitarian activists who had attempted to deliver aid to Gaza arriving back in Istanbul on stretchers late last week, stories have continued to emerge over the weekend of systematic beatings, torture, and rape in Israeli detention.
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Alex Murdaugh still faces life behind bars despite court victory
The disgraced lawyer won’t be leaving prison any time soon with prosecutors seeking an immediate retrial at the South Carolina Supreme Court.
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SNP predator Jordan Linden jailed for sex attacks on teenage boys and young men
SNP predator Jordan Linden has been led away in handcuffs after being jailed for a series of sex attacks on five men and boys.
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Jozef Puska’s wife Lucia Istokova set for release after serving sentence over murder cover-up
The wife who concealed the crimes of evil killer Jozef Puska will be released from prison at the end of this year.
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Rat infestation, filthy kitchens and collapsing standards: Calls grow to shut Strangeways as watchdog warns jail is ‘fundamentally not safe’
Eighteen months after a damning report branded conditions “appalling” and warned it was among the UK’s most violent prisons, Strangeways has seen little meaningful improvement.
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