All news on the topic: Prisons

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Neighbours should shop illegal XL Bully owners to police, says No10
Downing Street issued the advice on XL Bullies after a 39-year-old was man arrested following a fatal attack on a grandmother by two dogs in Essex at the weekend
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Sacked nursery worker who threatened to ‘slit the throats’ of staff jailed
Stacey Gibson, a sacked nursery worker, has been sent to jail again after she made dangerous threats to her former workplace - where she was fired from in 2018
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'I was convicted of a murder I didn't see happen - the law needs to change'
Joseph Appiah, known as Cleeshay, called for new laws on joint enterprise cases, which MPs heard is a 'miscarriage of justice on the same scale as the Post Office Horizon scandal'
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Man blinded by acid calls for tougher laws after Clapham attack injures nine
Andreas Christopheros was left scarred and partially blind after a stranger knocked on his front door and hurled acid on him - he has since called for tougher laws following the acid attack in Clapham
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Everything we know about Austrian incest monster and if he will win full freedom
Josef Fritzl repeatedly assaulted, sexually abused, and raped his daughter over a 24-year period - but the now 88-year-old has been granted conditional release from a prison following an appeal
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Brianna Ghey murderer sent to same secure unit where James Bulger's killer held
After being sent down for a minimum of twenty years for the brutal slaying of teen Brianna Ghey, sick killer Eddie Ratcliffe has been staying at the facility that once guarded Robert Thompson
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Levi Bellfield's wedding called off as killer 'gutted' about not having a ring
Murderer Levi Bellfield will no longer be tying the knot despite winning a legal fight allowing him to marry in prison, with his former fiancée saying it was a "joint decision"
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Killer's girlfriend died after being left in hot bath and took hours to call 999
Mark Clowes was previously found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after he took too long helping his girlfriend who was in agony in a scolding hot bath, and died of her burns
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'Brianna must have been so terrified - I should have been there to protect her'
Slain girl Brianna Ghey's mother Esther delivered a harrowing victim impact statement to the court yesterday as her child's sick murderers were sent down for life for the frenzied park attack
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OnlyFans model who 'stabbed boyfriend to death' looks unrecognisable in court
OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney was brought to court as prosecutors seek information about her parents' involvement in the case, in which she is accused of murdering her boyfriend Christian Obumseli
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Brianna Ghey killers' warped jail life - 'elation, kudos and king of the castle'
A criminal expert says Brianna Ghey's killers, Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, will feel like the 'king of the castle' during their incarceration, but this will change drastically once they turn 18
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Moment prisoner makes brazen escape as murderer crab-walks up wall to flee jail
Danelo Cavalcante, 34, bolted from Chester County Prison last year and will return to court today after a search involving 500 police officers eventually tracked him down
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Leaker of most CIA secrets ever shared trove of documents on WikiLeaks
The individual responsible for the largest CIA leak of classified information perhaps ever has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for his violations of the Espionage Act
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'Monkey Man' who murdered love rival on island dies months after prison release
John 'Jack' Campbell, also known as the 'Monkey Man', murdered his love rival on the remote island of Sanday, Orkney and was ordered to spend at least 15 years behind bars
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Killer who kicked gran to death and was told he'd 'never be released' is freed
Thug Humphrey Burke, 30, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order for kicking prison van attendant Lorraine Barwell to death - but is now roaming free just 24 months later
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Arsonist threw two molotov cocktails at church planning to host drag show events
A convicted arsonist was sentenced to 18 years in prison and three on parole this week after a March 2023 incident in which he threw two Molotov cocktails at a church planning to host drag show events
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Inside Lucy Letby's prison life - sex for favours and attacks to blind inmates
Baby killer and former nurse Lucy Letby has had her initial bid for her appeal to challenge her convictions rejected by the Court of Appeal
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Lucy Letby's jail life - water attacks and only contact through hatch in cell
Child killer nurse Lucy Letby has had her initial bid to challenge her convictions refused by the Court of Appeal after lodging an application for permission to appeal against all of her convictions in September
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Inside 'tarnished' Captain Tom village where locals 'embarrassed' by spa
Villagers located in Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire have compared a building which has been constructed in Captain Tom's name, to a 'prison block' - they said the eyesore has 'devalued' homes
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Stalker wrote to woman claiming his mum had died then got a message from her
Mitchell Newns, 32, had claimed to his ex that his mother had died - but his lies were discovered when his mum wrote to her, a trial at Preston Crown Court heard
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US prisoners forced into 'slavery' labour tied to Costco and other major brands
Accounts from prisoners expose the system that subjects US citizens to hard labour, sexual harassment and abuse during work they are forced into whilst incarcerated. The labour forms the basis for some of the US's most loved brands.
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Contractor sentenced for leaking Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos' taxes
Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn, who leaked tax records of Donald Trump and billionaires to media outlets, was sentenced to five years in federal prison
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Teacher escapes prison after admitting to having sex with 17-year-old
Christine Knudsen has escaped jail time after pleading guilty to having sexual relations with her 17-year-old student. It was described as a “disturbing” case by the assistant prosecutor
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Inside Ecuador prison with swimming pool, disco, designer gear and weapons
Footage shows an Ecuador prison with "VIP cells" where prisoners enjoyed luxuries from alcoholic drinks, a disco and even a swimming pool as authorities battle drug gangs
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Prison officers to train contractors in forcing asylum seekers onto planes
Government contractor Mitie, which runs immigration detention centres, is hiring “use of force instructors” to force asylum-seekers on to planes bound for Rwanda