The London’s Burning and Grange Hill actor John Alford has died in prison weeks after being jailed for sexually assaulting two teenage girls. Alford, 54, was found unresponsive in his cell on Friday morning at HMP Bure in Norfolk, where he had just begun an eight-and-a-half year sentence. He had been convicted of four charges […]
Long Lartin prison poses significant risk to prisoners following the death of an inmate. The claim comes after a damning coroner’s report into the death of Emmett Morrison at HMP Long Lartin revealed that class A drugs like spice remain prevalent throughout the prison. The report found the 40-year-old, who was serving a life sentence […]
An inmate’s death has been blamed on HMP The Mount’s failure to deal with drugs getting into the prison. Simon Ludlow died in November 2023 having been found unresponsive in his cell and transferred to Watford General Hospital for a suspected opiate overdose. Two days later he was discharged, only to die on November 25 […]
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 […]
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HMP Edinburgh has become the first prison in the UK to receive special recognition for the support it provides to people struggling with bereavement. The prison has been awarded a Bereavement Charter Mark for the compassionate way in which it helps individuals to process grief. A prison sentence is challenging for individuals and their families […]
A prisoner who reported having suicidal thoughts took his own life after being released without access to a mental health team, a coroner said. Paul Thompson died at Elmswell railway station in Suffolk on 15 July 2024, four days after he was discharged from HMP Norwich. Area coroner Darren Stewart said there were “inadequate arrangements” […]
A man who died while on remand in prison was left to deteriorate for six hours without medical attention despite staff knowing he was unwell. The family of Eddie Hands, 42, have said that he was “poisoned by a broken system” and should still be alive after two investigations found serious errors in his care […]
A newly-released prisoner found unresponsive behind a bin in Bradford died after smoking spice and taking cocaine just days after release. David Stead, 37, was found on March 9 last year, a Prison and Probation Ombudsman report looking into his death states. Mr Stead was found dead behind a large bin at the bottom of […]
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Guernsey’s most senior police officer has apologised to the family of a 39-year-old man for shortcomings in communication following his death. Darren Salituri was found deceased in his cell at Les Nicolles Prison on the morning of Monday 2 February, with this information – including his name and age – released by the force to […]
Prison chiefs in Rutland are yet to respond to a coroner outlining how they will prevent future fire deaths at HMP Stocken. Richard Charles Hunt died in a fire in his cell last summer after prison staff deliberately disabled alarm systems. The 42-year-old died from smoke inhalation at the prison near Oakham on July 11, […]