Three high security prisons have gifted animals (pictured, file photo) to inmates as a reward for good behaviour, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed.

A 25-year-old prison officer has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing at a high security prison. Emergency teams were called to HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton ...

Sick fire starter who murdered own kids in house blaze 'attacked in prison' Evil child killer Mick Philpott was brutally beaten by a fellow inmate at the notorious HMP Wakefield, leaving him in a ...

One of Britain’s most dangerous inmates who carried out a string of attacks on prison officers with homemade plastic weapons has been locked up indefinitely under the Mental Health Act. Aklakar ...

‘Dangerous’ inmate locked up indefinitely for attempting to kill prison officers Aklakar Rahman, 38, repeatedly made attempts to wound or kill prison officers, the Old Bailey has heard.

Cushman & Wakefield on behalf of HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) wrote: "HMPPS have particular concerns regarding the proposed hours of working on Saturdays where operations are expected to ...

A builder has been awarded contracts worth £100 million to carry out fire safety improvements at two prisons – working out at more than £60,000 per cell. Galliford Try will do the work at HMP ...

Given the prison’s operational needs, the team will work closely with staff to minimise disruption while carrying out the improvements. A 2023 report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons highlighted ...

Galliford Try has been awarded two major prison fire-safety upgrade contracts. Yesterday (25 February), the contractor announced it won a £44.5m contract to deliver fire-safety improvements at ...

HM Prison Wakefield has earned the chilling nickname 'Monster Mansion' due to the vile assortment of inmates caged in its cells. But the worst prisoner of all may come as a surprise. The notorious ...

A court has heard that Aklakar Rahman, 38, had made repeated attempts to wound or kill prison officers.

He died by suicide at HM Prison Wakefield in Yorkshire on 13 January 2004, a day before his 58th birthday, allegedly so that his wife could cash in a £100,000 maximum pension payout.