A prison officer from Maidenhead has been slapped with an eight month custodial sentence suspended for two years after being found guilty of smuggling a phone into HMP Bronzefield in Ashford between January and February 2022. Larissa Westcott, of Vicus Way, Maidenhead, was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday, January 26. The 28-year-old is […]
A prison officer smuggled cocaine and other drugs into a maximum security jail after befriending a life sentenced prisoner. Heather McKenzie, 31, bonded with con Zak Malavin while working as an operations officer at HMP Shotts, which houses some of Scotland’s most notorious criminals. Prison officials and police launched a probe following a surge in […]
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred a man’s rape and assault convictions to the Court of Appeal after new DNA testing has revealed a potential alternative suspect. Andrew Malkinson was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of rape in 2004. After spending 17 years in custody, he was released from prison in December […]
By Charlie Taylor: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons At every inspection, HMI Prisons assesses the progress of the prison against four areas – safety, respect, purposeful activity and rehabilitation and release planning – and awards a score: four for good; three for reasonably good; two for not sufficiently good; and one for poor. Purposeful activity […]
Applicants to the police who can barely write in English are being accepted by the Met in an attempt to improve diversity, one of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has warned. HMI Matt Parr said that while it was entirely “noble and right” that Scotland Yard was aiming to be more representative of the community it policed, […]
Five sacked Memphis police officers have been charged with murder following the death of a black motorist who died after being arrested and beaten like a “human piñata” – officials have said they will release the body cam footage today (Friday). Tyre Nichols, 29, was pulled over for reckless driving and was then allegedly violently assaulted […]
A trans woman who raped two women before she changed gender will not serve her sentence in a female jail, Scotland’s first minister has said. Isla Bryson was remanded to Cornton Vale women’s prison after being convicted of carrying out the rapes when she was a man called Adam Graham. Bryson decided to transition from […]
Serious organised crime groups took out contracts worth £2.8m for attacks on rivals in Scotland’s jails last year. The Scottish Prison Service, which released the figures, is dealing with the consequences of a huge increase in convictions for gang-related crimes. It said the number of prisoners linked to serious and organised crime groups (SOCGs) had […]
HMP Birmingham is recruiting prison officers – and they’ve listed all the benefits you’ll get if you land the role, including one that is particularly unique. The prison is one of a number across the Midlands that is recruiting for officers. The Category B men’s prison located in the heart of Winson Green is recruiting […]
On October 4 2022 the Justice Secretary announced plans to reform our policy on the allocation of transgender prisoners. Under the reforms, transgender women with male genitalia, or those who have been convicted of a sexual offence, should no longer be held in the general women’s estate. This will create a strong presumption, but allow […]
Following his appearance yesterday before the Justice Select Committee (JSC), Commander Adrian Usher of the Metropolitan Police has received the approval of the Committee as the next Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. Read the JSC Report >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
Update 12.05pm 25th January 2023: JSC Approve Commander Usher as the next Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (Read the Committee’s Report) Watch Now >> Commander Adrian Usher of the Metropolitan Police being interviewed by the Justice Select Committee yesterday, during his pre-appointment scrutiny hearing as the Government’s Preferred Candidate for the post of Prisons and […]