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Aisha Golsby has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for warning her lover of a cell search - the pair fell in love after exchanging Instagram messages on a contraband phone

Connor Chapman, 23, was jailed for a minimum of 48 years last month for the murder of Elle Edwards, 26 - who he shot dead outside the Lighthouse pub in Merseyside on Christmas Eve

Lostprophets paedophile Ian Watkins is said to be in a critical condition after three inmates at HMP Wakefield - dubbed Monster Mansion for its inhabitants - "took him hostage" before launching a violent attack on him

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT – Rachel Tunstill secretly gave birth to daughter Mia Kelly before she stabbed her 14 times with a pair of scissors and dumped her corpse in a bin. She never showed a shred of remorse for her string of vile lies.

Rachel Tunstill, who was housed at HMP Styal in Cheshire, has died in prison. She was sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years for killing her newborn baby with a pair of scissors

An unnamed female prisoner lodged a claim with the jail's management earlier this year after being told there were no bras available to fit her 36HH bust - the same size as Katie Price

Article published on the 21st of May 2023 wrongly reported that Ann Widdecombe was famous for insisting that pregnant prisoners should be handcuffed whilst giving birth in hospital

Gary Glitter, was returned to HMP The Verne on Portland Island, off Dorset, after breaching his licence conditions, had a list of demands including his own autobiography and a poster of himself

'Evil' Phiip Huggins died in his cell at notorious HMP Frankland after a fellow inmate heard cries for help. The killer was serving a 30 year minimum life sentence for stabbing mum of three Cecilia Nightingale

Rapist Isla Bryson has claimed a breach of human rights after a fellow inmate was charged with a hate crime

Prisoners at HMP Full Sutton, home to killer John Cannan, enjoyed weekly walks around the 53-acre grounds but the group for over 60s has now been given the chop

Jail home brew doubled in price in a year, the Chief Inspector of Prisons said. Cons make the drink from fruit, sugar and yeast, brewing up to five litres per container

Marques Walker, now 17, filmed himself rapping, dancing and smoking while on remand for stabbing Jermaine Cools, 14, seven times with a zombie knife in November 2021

HMP The Verne in Portland, Dorset, is set for a major expansion but local residents say they weren't consulted about the plans and want the facility shutting down for good

Inmates at HMP Frankland are said to be 'excited' over the possibility of making and receiving calls from their cell - some have said the idea would 'sicken' taxpayers and victims

The Prison Officers Association blames the issue on poor pay and jails being overcrowded, violent and short-staffed. National chair Mark Fairhurst wants trained counsellors employed on-site at every prison

Lags at HMP Drake Hall got graze boxes in a healthy food pilot and some used the contents to make booze of up to 40% ABV

An investigation is underway after police a man named as career criminal James Riley died in police custody in Liverpool. A police watchdog is now investigating after the death of Mr Riley, known for finding the body of James Bulger in 1993

Despite planning consent for the prison being given way back in 2017, the maximum security unit failed to open until last summer due to a 'series of unbelievable errors'

Abigail White, 24, is serving life in jail after stabbing boyfriend Bradley Lewis to death but the "Fake Barbie" Onlyfans star now wants conjugal visits with her new man

A photo taken at A Wing at ­Category B HMP Garth in Lancashire - which holds 850 men - shows a neatly made bed and acoustic guitar propped up on the wall, as well as a TV and a laptop

Serial killer Levi Bellfield, 54, is threatening a judicial review if his application to marry a mystery prison visitor isn't approved in a battle with Justice Secretary Dominic Raab

The record figures, uncovered in Freedom of Information requests, come after three of the women ended up in court over illicit flings. The relationships took place over the past six years at HMP Berwyn

Female prisoners out on day release were bringing back push-up bras and lacy knickers, which were later deemed to be contraband and confiscated by officers

Osborne, 53, killed a man and injured 12 more in the horror attack in June 2017, in which he deliberately drove a van into a group of people near Finsbury Park Mosque