All news on the topic: Prisons

Ruth Shmylo, 26, of Pontypridd, is on trial for allegedly beginning an “inappropriate relationship” with inmate Harri Pullen while she was a prison officer at HMP Parc

Jon Venables, 41, who was just 10 when he brutally tortured and killed tiny two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, will now spend at least another two years in prison

Boozed up Lee Kenneth Moore, 41, was heard "moaning and groaning" by the startled couple inside who found the intruder hanging like a bat from their living-room window

Mafia elderly statesman Ralph DiMatteo surrendered himself to the authorities shortly after his son posted a picture of him half naked in a swimming pool. Here’s what he had to say about the picture…

Former prison officer Ruth Shmylo is accused of having an 'inappropriate relationship' with HMP Parc inmate Harry Pullen whilst working at the Welsh prison, including allegations the two had phone sex

Former prison officer Ruth Shmylo, 26, is said to have carried on a relationship with an inmate at HMP Parc in Bridgend during her time working at the jail after he gave her his number

The Wren Collective's report on Harris County, Texas, reveals systemic flaws in the death penalty cases, citing inadequate defence representation and structural issues in the indigent defence system

The younger sister of a businesswoman based in London has been caught up in China's largest 'repatriation' of North Korean detainees for years and is now missing

Sarah Jagger, from Manchester, who calls herself Sexy Sarah has a 16-year record of assaults and beat up two prison officers in her latest attack but escaped jail

New handwriting analysis of a ransom note left after the infamous killing of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey reportedly proves it was written by predator Gary Oliva

Johny Mercer, who Rishi Sunak appointed to his Cabinet, filmed episodes of prison documentary Banged Up in November 2022. The programme saw him smoke a roll-up cigarette that had been smuggled into his cell in another inmate's anus

Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny has been missing for three days following a 'serious health incident', his legal team claim as they say the enemy of Putin has not made contact in days

HMP Kingston was built in 1877 and housed men serving life sentences until its closure in 2013. It has now been transformed into a residential block with luxury flats

A judge has sentenced Philip Robinson, 40, to a jail term of two years and three months after he pleaded guilty to stalking with harm and distress at a previous hearing

Robber Benjamin Pownall who has weapons convictions and drug dealer Jack Humphries are both wanted by Derbyshire Police after they fled HMP Sudbury on Wednesday and headed to Stoke

Beverley Allitt appeared before a mental health tribunal which ruled she should remain a patient in the Nottinghamshire psychiatric unit and it could be as long as three years before she's assessed again

Pitchfork, who murdered two girls in Leicestershire, was released two years ago but found himself back behind bars after breaching his licence when he approached a young woman. The Parole Board has today rejected a fresh freedom bid

The family of Albert Douglas, 61, believe that he was attacked because the fellow inmate at Al Barsha prison was jealous that he spent so much time on the phone to his relatives - which cost £130 per call

The man convicted of murdering Drew Carey's ex-fiancée Amie Harwick was sentenced to life behind behind bars more than three years after she fell to her death

The father of infamous American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer died in hospice care at the age of 87, it has been reported. Lionel Dahmer supported and defended his son until his dying day

Tanya Palmer was involved in a collision with a suspected drink driver when she was a mere 22 weeks pregnant. She experienced several injuries, such as a significant cut in the middle of her forehead and a dislocated shoulder

Louis Theroux interviews Iraq War whistleblower Chelsea Manning in a bid to understand what drove her to risk everything to make the documents public as well as the enormous impact it has had on her life since

Twisted NHS nurse Lucy Letby is currently serving life behind bars, after murdering babies in her care and becoming only the fourth woman in Britain to be handed a whole-life order

Mark Latham, 52, has been given a five-year criminal behaviour order after targeting a number of small businesses across Ellesmere Port, causing considerable damage to each of them

Isaac Lowe, 36, from Stockton, admitted to burglary before he broke down in tears after the court heard how he ruthlessly stole money from a pensioner couple inside their home