All news on the topic: Prisons

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A man is said to have visited evil paedophile Josef Fritzl in prison in Austria claiming his mother had an affair with the monster in the past and he was his son

Jade Hearn, a 26-year-old Gatwick border official shared official intelligence with criminals, including advising them on how to move money, as she sent pictures of herself in uniform to four inmates

Jonathan Langston, 52, was killed in the crash - just one year after his wife Helen passed away from cancer, leaving their two children without a mum and dad

Lucy Letby, who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital, has befriend Sian Hedges, jailed for killing Alfie Phillips near Faversham, Kent

A teenage girl's family was enjoying their holiday at the Center Parcs in Nottinghamshire, when they offered to take in Caden Crossley who went on to rape the youngster in a vile attack

Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet were jailed in 1977 for robbing the British Rail depot and protested their innocence to their graves, as the Court of Appeal today overturned their convictions

Jason Moore spent last week in solitary confinement for his own protection after a bounty was allegedly put on his head - the former professional gambler's family say it's not the first time

Officers are ugently appealing for members of the public to help to track the prisoner down as the search for him nears a week - but have asked people not to approach him

Wiktoria Bujko, 30, reported a "false confession" for one of the three men awaiting trial for the murder of Iron Miah, who was shot dead on his doorstep in east London, and died two days later

Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt are set to be sentenced for their heinous child abuse on February 20. Franke’s husband, Kevin, now wants Hildebrandt to help pay the medical bills to heal his children

Despite vowing to prison staff that he would fight the parole rejection, Venables 41, who killed toddler James Bulger in 1993, missed this week’s appeal deadline

Naomi Smith's killer Edwin Hopkins is back in jail after being released for her murder. He was recalled to prison 23 days after he was released and it is thought he has broken one of the release conditions

A report by Human Rights Watch accused the Government of glossing over serious concerns about Rwanda, where it claims there is 'credible information' of torture and killings

Teaching watchdogs ruled Kandice Barber who groomed a 15-year-old boy in Buckinghamshire had demonstrated a 'callous and selfish disregard for her pupil’s well-being'

Depraved father Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter Elisabeth captive in a sex dungeon for 24 years, could be released from prison after being categorized as 'no longer' a threat to the public

Josef Fritzl is eligible for parole this year and a court psychiatrist says he is 'harmless' . The 88-year-old kept his daughter Elisabeth locked in a cellar for 24 years as his sex slave

WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Annelise Sanderson died after assaulting a medic who stopped her from drinking petrol as her mum told an inquest she had phoned in twice with 'concerns' about her welfare

Paula Jenkins, 43, from Manchester, has been slapped with a 16-month jail sentence after her XL Bully left Syed Gardazee, 12, with horrifying injuries

The Russian president reportedly wants to boost his army with mass murderers and other dangerous criminals - making jail conditions even harsher to force them into fighting

After he was attacked and robbed of £80, the victim returned to the scene of the crime in Grimsby, where he found a bank card belonging to Ashley Bracey, 36, which enabled him to stalk him on Facebook and hand his details over to the police

Josef Fritzl was jailed in March 2009 for keeping daughter Elisabeth locked in his cellar in Amstetten, Austria, as his sex slave for 24 years, fathering seven children with her

Paul Gallagher had less than a year left to serve behind bars when he escaped from HMP Kirkham in Lancashire - and was finally found in a pub with just a toothbrush and £6 on him

Abbey Choudhury was given the nickname when he was young and when his pals came calling expressing their fears, he decided to make some very important decisions

Raja Yousaf was jailed for four months after admitting he lied in order to swerve a traffic offence. He has now been sacked by Greater Manchester Police after a misconduct hearing

Katie Allan, 21, took her own life in prison due to bullying, with her parents Linda and Stuart desperate for the Scottish Prison Service to be held accountable