A prison officer at HMP Parc in Bridgend has admitted to a number of drugs-related charges, including misconduct while acting as a public officer, South Wales Police said. Jodie Lee Beer, 30, of Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf, also admitted to possession of class A and class C drugs, and possession with intent to supply. She […]
4th June 2024 Three prisoners have been taken to hospital following disorder at a prison where 10 inmates have died in the last three months. Security firm G4S, which runs HMP Parc in Bridgend, said two “unrelated incidents” occurred at the site on Friday. It said the first involved about 20 prisoners and was “resolved […]
Three prisoners have been taken to hospital following disorder at a prison where 10 inmates have died in the last three months. Security firm G4S, which runs HMP Parc in Bridgend, said two “unrelated incidents” occurred at the site on Friday. It said the first involved about 20 prisoners and was “resolved safely” after support […]
A prisoner who died in his cell may have been given socks laced with drugs, an investigation has found. Jamie Tate, 33, was found at HMP Manchester in 2021 with a vape under his face, a homemade pipe and burnt remnants of material. An independent probe by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman raised concerns about […]
Annual data on deaths reported to coroners. Deaths in state detention, down 8% in 2023 : learn more View the Coroners Annual Statistics 2023 >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
3rd May 2024 – Inquest result >> A prison inmate who suffered with “chronic” mental health issues was found dead in his cell less than 30 minutes after a welfare check, an inquest heard. Alun King (44), of Aspen Place, collapsed and died after a medication overdose at Winchester Prison on 22nd March 2022 while […]
Reviews into procedures and policies are to take place following the deaths of three inmates, which have led to a several changes at the facility prison bosses have said. It comes after an inquest jury ruled there was a “missed opportunity” in the care of Craig Anderson, who was found unresponsive in his cell on 25 November […]
The leader of the feared “Gooch Gang” in Manchester has died in prison, after he was thrown in jail for a drive-by shooting of a rival. Known as ‘Cabbo’, Lee Amos was regarded by the police as the Gooch Gang’s ‘best weapon’ as he was ‘cool, calm and collected’. Amos was serving a life sentence […]
Killer Brian Field, jailed for life for murdering a schoolboy and linked to several other child disappearances, has died in prison. In 2001, Field, from Solihull, admitted the 1968 murder of Roy Tutill whom he abducted as the 14-year-old made his way home. The Ministry of Justice confirmed he died in February aged 87 at […]
Prison bosses failed to tell the family of an inmate that he was seriously ill in hospital and had prostate cancer. His relatives only found out by chance three weeks later when they arrived at Strangeways to visit Lenford Lloyd White and he was not there. The prison and Forest Bank jail in Agecroft, Salford, […]
An inquest has highlighted ‘failures in communication’ and ‘uncertainty’ about a man’s medical conditions after his death in Lewes Prison five years ago. Finlay Stuart lan Finlayson, 54, died following cardiac arrest on January 25, 2019, at HMP Lewes, while on remand. Finlay, known to family and friends as Vinney, was pronounced dead at 9.16am. […]
A prisoner who received a controversial custodial sentence took his own life a decade later according to a watchdog. Summary Events 1. In 2008, Mr John Winchcole received an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP). He had been released from prison on licence but in May 2018 was recalled and returned to HMP Forest Bank […]