Front-line prison officers are to be given body armour and Tasers to defend against a surge in serious violence in jails. In his first interview as Justice Secretary, David Lammy also indicated he was prepared to make greater use of separation units for high-risk criminals and terrorists to protect officers from a “cohort of violent […]
A Norwich prisoner violently attacked his sleeping cellmate because he kept him awake at night, a court has heard. Charlie Harris, who was serving a sentence at Norwich Prison, launched a dawn attack on the victim as he was waking in the top bunk in their cell. The 35-year-old, who had been serving a 27-month […]
An investigation is under way after the death of a prisoner at a jail in Leicestershire. Police received a report of an assault on an inmate at HMP Fosse Way at about 16:45 BST on 6 August. Dennis Green, 42, was taken to hospital for treatment but died on 21 August. Leicestershire Police said Damien […]
A convicted murderer who told a judge he would happily die in prison, has now died. An investigation has opened into the death of 80-year-old Brian Wade after he died in prison, documents show. Wade was recently handed a third life sentence in June this year at Bournemouth Crown Court after slitting another inmate’s throat […]
A man has been sentenced after throwing boiling water over a fellow inmate at Winchester Prison. Dashiell Mahi, 26, was sentenced on August 18, at Winchester Crown Court. A jury found Mahi guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following a three-day trial at Salisbury Crown Court in June. Mahi, previously of North Road, […]
Prisoners at HMP Swansea are helping to restore Guide Dogs Cymru’s iconic dog-shaped charity collection boxes — while gaining valuable trade qualifications that could help them find work after release. Under the guidance of instructor Rob Graham and artist Mark Arnold, the prison’s workshop has become a hub of activity and rehabilitation. Participants are working […]
From today, Monday 28th July, prisoners who use or threaten violence, or take part in incidents of indiscipline, face being tasered after Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, authorised the use of the devices in prisons for the first time in an attempt to combat spiralling violence in Britain’s overcrowded prisons. Highly trained specialist officers from […]
The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Brinsford have published their latest annual report in which they said: Main areas for development TO THE MINISTER Recruitment and retention of staff across the Prison Service. The Crown Prosecution Service does not follow up and prosecute sufficiently on assaults. Delays in the court system mean prisoners are on […]
An inmate was stabbed in a prison gang attack involving a shiv, tin in a sock and pool balls, a court has heard. The victim and his cellmate were set upon by a large group in HMP Northumberland in November 2022, Newcastle Crown Court heard. The five minute-long attack was part of a “power balance” […]
Prisoners in overcrowded cells are 19% more likely to be involved in an assault over a one-year period than those in cells that are not overcrowded. This difference is statistically significant, with the true figure likely to lie between 15% and 24%. This report analyses the impact overcrowding has on a prisoner’s individual likelihood of being involved […]
A prisoner who had been at Peterborough jail for just 12 hours when he stabbed another inmate has had his sentence extended by seven years. Feliciano Mendes (21) who had been transferred from another jail, had been talking to other prisoners at HMP Peterborough just before he approached the victim who was returning from morning […]
A convicted murderer accused of trying to stab infamous child killer Roy Whiting to death in HMP Wakefield is on course to stand trial next month. Andrew Light is charged with the attempted murder of Whiting with a makeshift knife in February last year. Light was not present at Leeds Crown Court this afternoon for […]