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Andrew Malkinson, 57, who was wrongly jailed for 17 years for a rape he didn't commit has now told he may have to pay the prison service for "board and lodgings" out of any compensation he could receive

A member of Malcolm X's security team has spoken about what he witnessed on the day of the civil rights activist's assassination, and the actions of police officers at the scene

Jason Servis trained Maximum Security to win the $20 million Saudi Cup in 2020 but weeks later was arrested by the FBI investigating a widespread doping conspiracy

Colin Pitchfork, 63, was given the green light to walk free, but now a judge has ordered a reconsideration of the decision, meaning the killer will remain in prison

Jorgelys Bárbara Viloria Martínez is alleged to have murdered Christian Gerardo Quispe Culqui after his body was found in Lurín, Lima Province, Peru

Abdel-Majed Abdel Barry, 32, had been tried earlier this month at a court in Madrid on suspicion of heading an itinerant jihadist cell he allegedly formed after leaving Syria, and was awaiting the verdict

HMP Wakefield is a Category A prison, holding some of the country's most notorious and dangerous criminals from serial killers to prolific rapists and more

Andrew Malkinson, 57, was convicted of attacking a woman in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 2003 but has always maintained his innocence before being released in 2020

Notorious serial killer Robert Maudsley spends 23 hours of the day inside a bulletproof cell in Wakefield Prison after killing four people - including three whilst behind bars

Albert Gardner, from Florida, removed his GPS ankle monitor and was later discovered in an overdose situation, one day after he was released from prison

'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

The UK’s Ministry of Defence said in its daily update on Friday, that the recruitment drive of criminals only resulted in "one of the bloodiest episodes in modern military history"

Carl Ball was attacked with a plank of wood outside his own home and while "slowly dying" from internal bleeding named his attacker as his brother-in-law Andrew Southwood

David Hunter spoke of a “perfect” 52-year marriage to wife Janice, 74, during earlier testimony at Paphos District Court and broke down in tears as he described the moment he killed her

James Barber has rotted on death row for almost 20 years for the 2001 robbery and killing of Dorothy Epps, a 75-year-old homeowner for whom he worked as a handyman

Prosecutors claim 34-year-old mum Katie Koch akept the kids, ages 7 and 9, locked in a squalid bedroom with boarded-up windows for years on end

The mum of the two boys is facing a number of serious charges after her sons fled the home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Authorities say they had been locked away for so long they were running and acting like cavemen

Prison nurse Elyse-May Hibbs, 25, previously served a six month prison sentence for the behind bars romance with an inmate and has now been handed a 12 month suspension

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann's home has been investigated by officers in Massapequa Park, Long Island, US, after his arrest and police were stunned to find between 200 and 300 firearms in a vault

Lawyer-turned-murderer Alex Murdaugh has been using a tablet to take selfies in his maximum-security prison cell that showcase his chalky torso as he grins into the camera - while serving a life sentence for the grisly murders of his wife and child

34-year-old Michael Burham escaped from prison in Pennsylvania after fashioning a rope out of bedsheets and climbing onto the roof before rappelling down and running off into the woods

Former prison guard Roberta Bell defied the rules by taking in an inmate's newborn baby, leading to her termination, but she says she has no regrets as she believed it was the right thing to do

Stephen Wynne, who was 26 at the time, attacked Chantel Taylor on March 13, 2004, when she was just 27 years old - but her disappearance remained a mystery for more than a year

Teachers, troops, prison officers, police, junior doctors and consultants are being offered pay rises - but critics warned that failing to fully fund the wage increases would mean cuts elsewhere

The mutiny led by Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was a direct challenge to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's authority and many say has significantly weakened his position within the country