Inquiry told of ‘slopping out’ and children being imprisoned with sex offenders
A man who was sent to young offenders institutions in the early 1970s told an inquiry how he was forced to “slop out” and was held in custody with sex
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Nurse who started relationship with inmate jailed over UK’s largest prison drugs conspiracy
A mental health nurse who started a relationship with an inmate before flooding a jail with contraband has been jailed for more than 10 years for her part in what
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Man who murdered girlfriend in ‘beyond sadistic’ killing jailed for minimum of 23 years
A man has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years after being found guilty of the “beyond sadistic” murder of his girlfriend. The “broken and lifeless body” of young
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Murderer who killed vulnerable teenager to claim benefits dies in prison
A murderer who killed a vulnerable teenager and lived off her benefits payments for almost 18 years has died in prison. Edward Cairney, 82, a prisoner at HMP Edinburgh, died
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Judges ordered not to jail burglars and rapists due to crowded prisons – report
Judges have been told not to send some convicted criminals to jail due to prisons nearing capacity, according to a report. Lord Edis, the senior presiding judge in England and
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Inspection finds some inmates living in ‘cramped conditions’ in Scotland’s oldest prison
An inspection has revealed prisoners are living in “cramped conditions” within two areas of Scotland’s oldest prison. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, HM chief inspector of Scotland’s prisons, says in her latest report
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Nurse Lucy Letby to face retrial on allegation she tried to murder baby girl
Nurse Lucy Letby will face a retrial on an outstanding allegation she attempted to murder a baby girl. Letby (pictured), 33, was sentenced to a whole life order after she
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Paedophile former football coach Barry Bennell dies in prison – Ministry of Justice
Former football coach and serial paedophile Barry Bennell has died in prison, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. The former Crewe Alexandra coach, 69, was serving a 34-year sentence after
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Lessons must be learned from self-harm related prison deaths, ministers warned
The Government must ensure lessons are swiftly learned from a series of self-harm related deaths in prison over the last three years, ministers have been warned. There have been 10
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Family of woman who died in YOI granted partial legal aid for inquiry
The family of a woman who took her own life in a young offenders institution are receiving partial legal aid for representation at an inquiry into her death, a court
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