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Solar panels, heat pumps and EV charging points - inside UK's first eco-jail
HMP Fosse Way is a state-of-the-art 'resettlement' jail for prisoners nearing the end of their sentences, and is one of the world’s first ultra low-carbon prisons
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'Britain's worst flasher', 65, has been jailed after 51-year campaign
Paul Smith, 65, has been flashing at the public since he was just 14 and says he can't stop himself, despite several prison sentences and court orders trying to curb his behaviour
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Influencer goes viral for making 'prison makeup' using Pepsi and cocoa mix
A woman on TikTok has gone viral for showing her followers how to make prison makeup using flour, Pepsi, and cocoa mix
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Ex-cop turned barrister jailed for raping girl he told 'I just cant help myself'
James Boyle forced his victim to be cross-examined for three days during the trial. At sentencing the judge said “You showed her no mercy then just as you had her at your mercy as a child"
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Man killed postwoman, 64, in despicable rage after package wasn't delivered
Trevor Raekwon Seward, 25, has been convicted of killing a mail carrier who instead of delivering a large package of marijuana to his home left a note in the mailbox asking him to pick it up
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Woman claims she's pregnant after her prison fiancé 'sent his sperm in the post'
TikTok user Nesha went viral this week after she announced her pregnancy via the internet, but in a twist, she claims she managed to conceive with her fiancee, Twinoo, who is currently incarcerated after he was able to 'send his sperm through the mail'
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Prison ticking 'time bomb' warning as report finds half of staff don't feel safe
Prison staff in England and Wales reported low morale, concerns about bullying and abuse from inmates, a bombshell report by the Justice Committee found
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Prisoner in underpants climbs on jail roof sparking stand-off with riot cops
Photographs taken at HMP Frankland in County Durham show the inmate lying on the roof - in just his underwear - amid a tense showdown with prison staff and riot police
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Ex-CNN producer jailed after mum flew daughter to his home so he could abuse her
John Griffin worked as a television producer at CNN for eight years before being terminated after his sickening crimes came to light including derogatory language about women
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'My son's killer should be locked up forever - he's played system to be freed'
Joshua Declan Thomas, then aged 15, was among the youths who viciously punched, kicked, and stamped on Ben Bellamy after luring him to the beach on Swansea seafront in 2005.
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Gang war kills 41 prisoners at notorious women's jail after huge bathroom fire
At least 41 inmates at the Penitenciaria Nacional Femenina de Adaptación Social in Tamara, Honduras, were killed in a major fire following a vicious brawl between gangs
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Man who 'let mum drown to get £5m inheritance' found dead ahead of murder trial
Nathan Carman, 28, was facing eight charges in relation to his mother's death who drowned while on a boating trip with her son - he also faced charges over the death of his grandfather
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Inside tragic TikTok suitcase murders as social media helped solve gruesome case
Over 30 million people watched the discovery of two dead bodies on a Seattle beach as police launched a hunt to track down the killer
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Ukrainian prisoners of war return home castrated by drunk Russian soldiers
Two soldiers, aged 25 and 28, have spoken about their experiences after spending one and three months respectively in the company of Vladimir Putin's sick troops
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Killer Levi Bellfield 'wants Harry Styles song played at his prison wedding'
Murderer Levi Bellfield, who killed three young woman, recently found out he would be allowed the day off prison work to get married, and reportedly wants a former X-Factor contestant's song played during the ceremony
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Prisoners taking comedy writing lessons in a bid to sell work to TV companies
Inmates at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk offers comedy scriptwriting courses, in addition to offer programmes, so prisoners can learn how to replicate sitcoms like Porridge
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King's Birthday Honours list in full from unsung heroes to TV legends
King Charles's list ranges from a grieving mother who turned a tragedy into a charity honouring their legacy, a 106-year-old fundraising through exercise, and those aiding Ukrainian refugees
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Man lived for weeks with dead friend's decaying body in his bedroom
Jamie Russell was slapped with a prison sentence after he failed to notify anyone that the corpse of his friend Matthew Scott, 42, was rotting away on a mattress in his bedroom in Swansea
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'Do not approach' warning as escaped prisoner on the run for five days
Sean McGovern, 39, was reported missing from the open prison near Dundee at 10pm on Sunday with the police urging the pubic to avoid approaching and interacting with him
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Sick serial killer Levi Bellfield allowed to marry girlfriend from prison
The 55-year-old monster had threatened to take legal action in his bid to tie the knot with his girlfriend visitor after popping the question during one of her prison visits to the serial killer
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Death row killer has simple meal ahead of execution before chilling silence
According to prison officials he received no visitors before his execution, and he ate a last meal that consisted of a bacon cheeseburger with no bun, onion rings and a milkshake
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Death row killer who savagely murdered babysitter, 14, and mum-of-two executed
Duane Owen, of the longest-held inmates on Florida’s death row is set to be executed tonight after killing a babysitter & mother of two while children slept nearby in 1984
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Double child-killer and rapist Colin Pitchfork cleared to walk free from prison
Colin Pitchfork was denied parole in 2016 and 2018 after being branded a danger to the public but is now set to walk free 40 years after raping and strangling 15-year-old Lynda Mann
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Drugs lord prisoner escapes from jail 'after being warned his life is in danger'
Heroin kingpin Sean McGovern reportedly fled prison near Dundee, Scotland, on Sunday evening after being told by police that somebody was plotting to kill him
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Prisoners dream up a saucy new way of smuggling drugs into jail
Report into the 1,200-capacity HMP High Down in Surrey said drugs were getting into the jail through a variety of methods an identified a cheeky new technique
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