The arrests are connected to the death of 28-year-old Krishan Rawal from London, who died on Tuesday, January 27, after sustaining a wound at HMP Highpoint in stradishall. Mr Rawal was first taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital on Friday, January 23, with a wound to his right armpit believed to have been caused by another prisoner. […]
A man has been charged with the murder of a fellow prisoner. Tony Joynes, 47, was found dead in his cell at HMP Garth, near Leyland, on July 13 last year. An investigation was launched by police and an inmate aged in his 30s was arrested at the category B Lancashire prison later that month […]
Parliament is today (26th March 2026) debating whether all prison officers in England and Wales should be issued mandatory body armour — a campaign that began with one stabbed officer’s refusal to wait for a fatality. Claire Lewis, a former officer at HMP Frankland in County Durham, was stabbed in the back with a broken […]
A prisoner has admitted attempting to murder another inmate at a top security prison. Duncan Heaton, 53, appeared via videolink at Hull Crown Court earlier accused of attempting to murder Andong Abong Ashu at HMP Full Sutton, near York. The attack is said to have happened in May 2024. The court heard the defendant is […]
The government just published the most revealing set of prison statistics in years — and almost nobody noticed. The figures reveal the cumulative years of service held by prison officers in England and Wales every year since 2010. The numbers are stark. In 2010, England and Wales had 24,501 prison officers holding a combined 329,353 […]
13th March 2026 A prisoner charged with the murder of Soham killer, Ian Huntley, has appeared at crown court. Anthony Russell, 43, appeared at Teeside Crown Court via a videolink from HMP Frankland, near Durham, for a 10 minute preliminary hearing today (March 12). Russell is charged with the single offence of murdering 52-year-old Ian […]
A prisoner who killed a fellow inmate at a Midlands jail has been sentenced. Damien Ward admitted assaulting Dennis Green at HMP Fosse Way, in Leicestershire. Prison staff called police after Ward assaulted Green, 42, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Green suffered a serious head injury as a result of the attack. He was rushed […]
Ian Huntley died at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary after his life support machine was switched off. Whatever you think of him, the prison system is now legally bound to follow the same meticulous process it follows for every prisoner who dies in custody — including the mandatory offer to hold a memorial service inside the […]
A second inmate has denied murdering former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins in prison. Disgraced rock star Watkins died after an alleged attack last October at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences. On Friday 13th February, Rashid Gedel, 25, referred to as Rico Gedel in court, became the second […]
Inspectors have conducted an inspection of HMP Wetherby and published their report today. What we found Levels of self-harm and violence were high. Many violent incidents involved weapons, but body-worn cameras were not always activated when force was used in response. The quality of relationships between staff and children was inconsistent and too few children […]
A second man has been arrested as part of a murder probe at a Suffolk prison. The inmate, a man aged in his 30s, at HMP Highpoint Prison in Stradishall is being quizzed by police after another prisoner died in an alleged attack. Suffolk police has confirmed a man aged in his 20s initially arrested […]
A murder investigation has been launched following an incident at HMP Highpoint Prison, in Stradishall. Detectives were called to Addenbrookes’ Hospital, in Cambridge, at 11.11am on Tuesday, January 27, following the death of a 28-year-old man. The deceased had been an inmate of HMP Highpoint Prison and had been admitted to Addenbrookes’ on Friday, January […]