All news on the topic: Prisons

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Stephen Bear ‘blows his £5 a week prison wages’ on tearful phone calls to fiancé
Disgraced reality star Stephen Bear is reportedly spending all of his £5 a week prison wages on tearful phone calls to his fiancé Jessica Smith
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Man stabbed 54 times and genitals cut off by couple as threesome turns to murder
Elvan Kucukaltun was on trial at the Manavgat 2nd High Criminal Court accused of severing victim Kadir Demir's penis and stabbing him 54 times - with Kucukaltun's girfriend guilty of complicity
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Reeva Steenkamp's mum to continue 'justice fight' after Oscar Pistorius verdict
Oscar Pistorius will stay in prison until at least 2024 after his release plea was knocked back but Reeva Steenkamp's parents say the parole board's decision is no reason for celebration
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Target in fatal shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbel to be freed from jail in weeks
Joseph Nee was recalled to prison for breaching the terms of his parole licence when tragic Olivia Pratt-Korbel was gunned down last August as it is claimed he will soon be on the streets again
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Oscar Pistorious 'wailed like kid' when confronted by Reeva Steenkamp's parents
Reeva's father Barry Steenkamp, 80, said Pistorius cried when he read out a heart-breaking letter from Reeva's mother during their tense jail showdown
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Reeva Steenkamp's mum reacts to decision that Oscar Pistorius will stay in jail
Before the hearing, Reeva Steenkamp's mother June said Oscar Pistorius was "not remorseful or rehabilitated" and urged decision makers to keep the killer behind bars
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Hunt for prisoner convicted of assault after he was released by mistake
Rayon Newby, 20, was being held at HMP Thameside in Greenwich and was serving a sentence for assault, harassment and burglary offences
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'QAnon Shaman' of Jan 6 riots infamy released early from jail to halfway house
'QAnon Shaman', 35-year-old Jacob Chansley, stormed Capitol Hill during the Jan 6 riots while wearing a viking helmet and face paint - he was sentenced to 41 months in prison
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Charles Bronson's heartbreaking call to his mum to tell her 'I'm not coming out'
The notorious lag - who has held 11 hostages in nine different sieges during his 48 years in prison - had begged the parole board to set him free, claiming he was a 'retired prison activist'
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Olivia killer Thomas Cashman's target was drug dealer who had been shot before
Joseph Nee, 35, ran towards Olivia Pratt-Korbel's home after he was shot in the midriff by Thomas Cashman last August - the minutes that followed lead to the nine-year-old girl's death
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Charles Bronson has unusual boycott of Colman's Mustard - and did cartoon threat
Charles Bronson, the UK's most notorious prisoner, has a strange vendetta against a certain brand of mustard and has drawn a number of unusual cartoons on the subject
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Charles Bronson will be eligible for new freedom bid after latest was rejected
Charles Bronson, who has spent nearly 50 years in prison, saw his bid for freedom rejected after the Parole Board concluded he lacks the 'skills to manage his risk of future violence'
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Charles Bronson's ruined plans for first day of freedom including barefoot walk
Charles Bronson is the UK's most notorious prisoner and has been behind bars for most of his life - and he won't be getting out today after failing in another bid for freedom
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Charles Bronson wasn't told face-to-face his bid for freedom had been rejected
The Parole Board concluded Charles Bronson lacks the 'skills to manage his risk of future violence' - the notorious offender was also denied a transfer to an open prison
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UK's most violent inmate Charles Bronson loses bid to be freed from prison
Charles Bronson, 70, has spent most of the past 48 years behind bars - earlier this month he became the second inmate in UK legal history to have his case heard in public after rules changed last year in a bid to remove the secrecy around the process
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Charles Bronson says he's a 'man of peace who hates violence' and is 'no danger'
Dubbed Britain's most notorious inmate, Charles Bronson is facing another parole hearing in a bid for freedom and claims he has "never been a danger to the public"
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Family of couple murdered by ex-commando launch bid to overturn his appeal win
Collin Reeves brutally stabbed neighbours Stephen and Jennifer Chapple to death at their home in Taunton, Somerset, while their children were asleep upstairs
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Mums pelted victim with eggs and tried to pour vinegar in eyes in horror attack
Mums Emily Wright, 29, and heavily-pregnant Laura Jones, 33, left their victim living in 'constant fear' after the incident in Stoke-on-Trent
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Boost for James Bulger's mother as new bill could keep his killer behind bars
The parole system is to be overhauled under a new Victims and Prisoners Bill that is to be introduced today. Ministers will be given new powers to block the release of dangerous criminals including murderers, rapists and terrorists.
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One in four children in youth prisons and secure sites are Black, report shows
The damning findings, from the Children’s Commissioner, looked into the children aged 10 to 18 in youth custody in England and Wales as of December 2022
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Transgender woman sent to men's jail after stabbing partner and robbing her cash
Zara Jade stabbed the woman with a small knife at a flat in Halifax, West Yorkshire, before tying her up and demanding her PIN to steal her money from a cash machine
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'Criminal justice system is in chaos after 13 years of Tory cuts and neglect'
If latest proposals to block the release of dangerous criminals are as important as Dominic Raab claims, questions must be asked about why they were not introduced much earlier
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Charles Bronson's ex-wife says criminal is certain he will walk free from prison
After almost 50 years inside, 70-year-old HMP Woodhill inmate Charles Bronson will hear later this week whether his latest bid for parole has been a success
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Man strangled and stabbed teen to death with friends to see how they would react
Ariane Barbara was senselessly killed after a group of friends strangled and stabbed her to see if they were psychopaths. One suspect has been sentenced to 15 and two others are awaiting trial
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Dad of Brit woman murdered by husband says executing killer would be an 'honour'
David Crouch, 79, lashed out at the former pilot Babis Anagnostopoulos as the convicted murderer appealed his 27-year sentence - claiming the original judge didn't take mitigating circumstances into account