Berwyn Prison ‘has questions to answer’ says a Judge after a male employees at the prison stood and watched a “horrendous” assault against a prisoner and refused to intervene – before a female prison officer arrived ‘and got stuck in’ to stop the attack. Dayle Owens appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Wednesday 1st May […]
Violence against prison officers has soared since the pandemic with 23 attacks a day recorded last year across England and Wales. View Video >> Related 25th January 2024 Safety in Custody Statistics, England and Wales: Deaths in Prison Custody to December 2023, Assaults and Self-harm to September 2023 View the Update >> Whoops! You […]
A prisoner who poured boiling water over a vulnerable fellow inmate before beating and raping him has been jailed for 12 years. Robert Reynolds, a prisoner at HMP Winchester, threw boiling water from a kettle at the victim, causing burns to his back and face, before punching and kicking him during the attack in July 2021. […]
As latest figures reveal serious violence have risen by nearly a quarter in men’s prisons in England and Wales, a former prison officer has said violence behind bars left him feeling he was “fighting for his life”. The officer described “horrendous” assaults on staff, violence between prisoners and self-harm. Prison inspectors have expressed concerns about […]
This Agreement: Aims to ensure that acts of criminality that occur in prison are properly addressed within the criminal justice system where: a) the prison determines that the internal prison disciplinary process is insufficient, and the circumstances indicate that a criminal prosecution is appropriate or where a statutory obligation exists, or b) the prison determines […]
HMPPS staffing dangerously low after botched privatisation and a slow-motion crisis has been building for roughly ten years – few government reforms have been as disastrous as the privatisation of the probation argues one for probation service employee. Read the Full Account >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below […]
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A convicted terrorist who planned a massacre at his college with explosives and guns was found stockpiling makeshift weapons in his cell. Liam Lyburd was just a teenager when he was jailed for life in 2015 for planning atrocities aimed at inflicting maximum deaths and casualties among fellow students. But the “highly-intelligent” autistic prisoner was […]
IMB Members have “real concerns” about violence at a prison where an inmate nearly died when his throat was cut. The man only survived due to the quick intervention of staff at HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset, the jail’s Independent Monitoring Board said. In its annual report, it said an inmate died after reportedly drinking […]
An inmate who was allegedly beaten up and robbed in his cell believed he had been attacked by a prison officer, a jury has heard. Ashley Pring was left with a broken jaw following the incident at HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey nearly two years ago. The prosecution claimed the violence was carried […]