All news on the topic: Prisons

Thabo Bester, who targeted his victims by finding them on Facebook, was found "dead" last May after a burned body was left in his cell - but he was later spotted in shops and restaurants in an upmarket part of Cape Town

Emily Jones was knifed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Eltiona Skana as she rode through Queens Park in Bolton on her scooter on Mother's Day 2020, with an inquest finally set to begin in May

Sidney Cooke, who has been denied release from jail 10 times, is making a new bid for freedom - but ex-detective David Bright is concerned

The former Ex on the Beach contestant is being paid £3.60 a week for packaging tea and coffee for fellow inmates, and 60p-an-hour for wire-stripping, according to reports

The Old Gaol in New Brunswick, Canada, was built in 1832 and was used as a temporary holding place until it closed in 1979 due to reports of terrible conditions for inmates and protests by locals

Auriol Grey, 49, was jailed for three years after telling 77-year-old cyclist Celia Ward to "get off the f****** pavement" before the pensioner veered into the road and was fatally hit by a car

Bear is currently serving 21 months behind bars and has been placed on the sex offenders register for sharing footage of him having sex with former partner Georgia without her permission

Despite planning consent for the prison being given way back in 2017, the maximum security unit failed to open until last summer due to a 'series of unbelievable errors'

Joseph Harrell, 17, has been accused of leaving Nhung Truong paralysed after CCTV caught the moment he body-slammed her to the concrete floor as he attempted to steal $4,300

Kayleigh Clarke and her partner Michael Higginson only raised the alarm when it was too late. Paramedics found seven-week-old Ronnie in cardiac arrest and he died in hospital shortly after

Writer's great-great-great-granddaughter believes it's a relevant time for people to appreciate the story told in Great Expectations ahead of new adaptation

Jamie Acourt, 46, appeared at the City of London Magistrates' Court today over his failure to pay back £90,000 he made from a £3million drugs plot

Goalie Bruno Fernandes ordered a gang to abduct actress and model Eliza Samudio, 25, who was later strangled to death before her body was butchered and fed to a pack of ravenous hounds in Brazil

A prison officer who worked at HMP Forest Bank in Salford was today told she could be jailed after admitting to having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate. Joanne Hunter, 27, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office

John Garza, 37, and Arley Nemo, 43, were reported missing from their cell in Newport News jail in Virginia, US, during a routine head count on Monday evening

The former Barcelona and Juventus footballer continues to be held on remand following his arrest two months ago over sexual assault allegations, but continues to protest his innocence, insisting he will "fight to the end" to clear his name

Jonathan Aitken was a former MP and minister in John Major's government who was convicted of perjury and sent to HMP Belmarsh in 1999 - when he arrived, he received a welcome from one of the notorious Kray twins

Charles Bronson became friendly with a prison officer during his 50 years in jail, despite their first encounter involving underpants and faeces smeared up the wall

Mohammed Chowdhury, 33, has been freed and recalled to prison in the past but now the Parole Board has now deemed him no longer a threat to society.

Jack Shepherd is set to be released after serving just three of his six year prison sentence, while the family of his victim Charlotte Brown say he has shown "no remorse"

Abigail White, 24, is serving life in jail after stabbing boyfriend Bradley Lewis to death but the "Fake Barbie" Onlyfans star now wants conjugal visits with her new man

The worsening crisis has led to judges being advised to lock up fewer offenders – and now, victims and barristers are accusing the Government of failing the justice system

Luke Turvey believes his one-year-old son Ethan might still be alive if a law had existed at the time of his death making it illegal to leave small children at home alone

A photo taken at A Wing at ­Category B HMP Garth in Lancashire - which holds 850 men - shows a neatly made bed and acoustic guitar propped up on the wall, as well as a TV and a laptop

Charlene Lunnon and Lisa Hoodless were 10 when they were snatched, held ­prisoner and raped by Alan Hopkinson. Charlene said he is a 'dangerous man', adding she hopes he will die in prison