Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires

About a quarter of prison places are unsafe, Ministry of Justice admits ...
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Outdated and overcrowded: How the UK’s prisons compare to Europe

Emergency measures have been introduced by the Justice Secretary in order to prevent the prisons system from reaching full capacity by November. Shabana Mahmood introduced plans on Wednesday to ...
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UK’s prison overcrowding crisis fuelled by ‘tough on crime’ talk, Labour’s new tsar finds

The UK’s prison overcrowding crisis has been fuelled by politicians‘ attempts to seem “tough on crime”, a major government review has found. The Independent Sentencing Review report is a stark break ...

Ian Huntley, one of UK’s most notorious child killers, has died, days after being attacked in prison

One of Britain’s most notorious child killers has died, days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in the workshop of a maximum security prison.
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Lostprophets singer killed in UK prison attack, 2 men arrested

ENGLAND, UK — Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins died in a United Kingdom prison Saturday, according to West Yorkshire Police. He was 48. Police arrested two men, one 25 and the other 43, on suspicion of ...
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British prison officer admits to inappropriate months-long relationship with inmate

A British prison officer could be headed for her own cell after recently fessing up to a month-long inappropriate relationship with an inmate, according to a report. Megan Breen, 23, made the shocking ...