All news on the topic: Prisons

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Anti-vaxxer plotted to destroy 5G masts believing it was linked to Covid jab
Christine Grayson, 59, discussed 'getting rid' of the mobile phone masts with expanding foam and angle grinders - she became 'obsessed' with the idea it was linked to the Covid-19 jab
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Dad in jail for smothering girl, 4, to death has sentence reduced by 22 years
Ricardo Krause has had his 24-year jail sentence reduced to just 18 months after appeal following his daughter's death when she was smothered by a plastic bag in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Love cheat murdered his pregnant wife with shotgun - then MARRIED his mistress
Belinda Temple’s husband stood trial twice over her death and was found guilty of murder both times
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Prison hooch now costs more than premium Champagne after crackdown measures
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
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Chilling moment prisoner attacks guard after stalking him through jail
Kevin Jones was seen on CCTV trying to stalk the victim around the Blackthorn Unit at HMP Bullingdon before pulling a sharpened plastic knife out of his pocket
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Members of Britain's 'worst-ever' child sex abuse gang are jailed for 190 years
Seven victims aged under 13 were abused over almost a decade in the Walsall and Wolverhampton areas in what a judge said was a "prolonged and sustained" campaign that left children "terribly psychologically damaged"
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'Serial killer' says he was 'looking forward' to killing again in eerie cop call
Raul Meza Jr, 62, is thought to have murdered as many as 13 people in the course of his offending, which began as early as 1975 and has spent time in and out of prison since
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Teen who killed her accused rapist will not be jailed after running from prison
Pieper Lewis, now 18, had faced 20 years in jail for fatally stabbing her alleged rapist to death. After being detained she cut off her GPS ankle monitor and fled women's prison Fresh Start Women's Center in Des Moines, Iowa
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A hundred sex beasts 'attacked victims after being freed from jail early'
The criminals, including prolific paedophiles and rapists, were under the supervision of probation staff when they struck again, and one is thought to be rapist Ashley Shuck
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Ghislaine Maxwell 'ratted out' violent inmates and now lives in 'constant fear'
Maxwell - who is serving 20 years in the US after being found guilty of procuring girls for paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to abuse - reported the inmates 'for trying to extort her'
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Inside the brutal El Salvador jail packed with 67,000 prisoners where 153 died
Four woman were among the 153 convicts to have died while in El Salvadorean state custody since officials began locking thousands of members of its powerful street gangs in mega jails across the Central American country
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Inside prison where Elizabeth Holmes will serve alongside a reality star inmate
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will be swapping her vast $9million California mansion, which she shares with her husband and their two children, for the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas
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Multi-millionaire's 'plan to escape US prison and take jet to France foiled'
The plan for John Manchec's escape reportedly involved a private plane, a yacht, various vehicles, and a French castle, according to the Indian River County sheriff
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Prisons in 'catastrophic' state as space to run out in 6 weeks, jail chiefs warn
Prison Governors’ Association President Andrea Albutt accused the Government of 'lying' to the public by telling them 'that locking up more people and for longer increases public safety'
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Ukrainian prisoners 'electrocuted and pray for death' in Russian torture jail
Alexander Tarasov, a former inmate of Russia's Simferopol Detention Centre, has opened up about life inside, and how innocent civilians are tortured
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Moment wanted man attacks cop and jumps on Tube after escaping from prison van
Kwami Richards, 42, escaped from the van outside Brixton Police Station in South London at 2pm on Friday - police chased him into Brixton Underground Station where he jumped on a train
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Ian Huntley rushed for cancer tests in costly operation - but got all-clear
Ian Huntley, who murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Cambridgeshire, believed for two years he had cancer but tests recently showed otherwise
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Jail chiefs wants lags freed early amid fears all prisons will be full by July
Andrea Albutt, president of the Prison Governors Association, is calling for the Government to 'be brave' and let lags out early. There are only 900 places left in jails across England and Wales
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Beyoncé roasted as fans say $200m 'concrete' mansion looks like a 'prison'
Beyoncé and her hubby Jay-Z have been roasted by fans after they shelled out an eye-watering $200 million in cash on a 'concrete' mansion that looks like a 'prison', according to Twitter users
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Police warn 'do not approach' burglar who escaped prison van and got transport
Kwami Richards, 42, escaped from the van outside Brixton Police Station in South London at 2pm yesterday - police chased him into Brixton Underground Station where he jumped on a train
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Texas girl, 18, who was born behind bars to attend Harvard in the fall
A texas girl born in prison has defied the odds after graduating third in her class and secured a full scholarship to Harvard
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Soldier who became ISIS bride walks free from prison early
Former soldier turned ISIS member Lisa Smith was described as a model prisoner, which allowed her to have an early release from Limerick Prison
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Toddler, 2, 'jailed for life' after parents caught with a Bible in North Korea
A two-year-old is set to spend his entire life in a prison camp after his Christian parents were found with a Bible in their homes, according to a report by the US State Department
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George Floyd killer's life in jail - 'bloated, balding and bed of concrete'
George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin On May 25, 2020, and a wave of social justice protests followed around the world as people came to terms with the vicious killing
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Capitol rioter who put his feet on desk in Pelosi office sentenced to prison
US Capitol rioter Richard Barnett, who put his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk, is sentenced to over four years in prison for his role in the riot