All news on the topic: Prisons

A 2016 lawsuit accused former Memphis police officer Demetrius Haley of beating up an inmate at Shelby County Division of Corrections, Memphis, during a contraband search

Mum-of-three Kristie Evans lived a sordid double life with her church leader husband David that ended with him being shot dead in their bed

Conservatives have called for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to intervene after transgender prisoner Tiffany Scott reportedly requested to be moved to an all-female prison

One of the victims of trans rapist Isla Bryson - born Adam Graham - does not believe her attacker is genuinely transgender and is convinced Bryson is trying to dodge tough conditions in a men's jail

Police have ordered an around-the-clock search for Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, after a woman was found unconscious, bound and close to death in Grants Pass, Oregon, this week

A convict released from prison asked for special permission to go back inside HMP Channing Wood so that he could take part in an end-of-course theatre production

Saira Khan says the fact that Zara Aleena was murdered even though she sought help and support from the authorities makes her question the effectiveness of the systems set up to protect us

Sophie Eastwood, who was named Daniel at the time of their sentencing, is serving a life term at Polmont prison in Brightons, Scotland for using shoelaces to strangle a cell-mate to death in 2004

Unrepentant Carl MacDowall, Carlton Mullen and Kieran Kristensen laughed as they were sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after the violent attack on Jacob Clough-Massey in 2020

Shamed Gary Glitter has served just half of his 16-year sentence for a number of horrific sexual offences and he could be walking the streets as soon as next week

In a rant from behind bars, Christian Brueckner said he is being deprived of his “prison rights” on visitors as German authorities fear he will get “sexual satisfaction”

Beauty students have been left feeling "physically sick" and "violated" after learning during their course they stripped almost entirely naked in front of convicted rapist Isla Bryson

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, five survivors recall their stories, and the item they still have that means so much to them as part of the Daily Mirror's #PeopleMove project

Broadcaster Katie Piper is to explore life behind bars for women and babies in a moving documentary, after revealing she's been working as a volunteer in women's prisons

Rebecca Press told her mum 'I have stabbed your f***ing best friend' after plunging a kitchen knife into Richard Ash's chest - and left a chilling voicemail message telling her ex she had stabbed someone

Isla Bryson, 31, was this week found guilty by a jury of raping two women in 2019 before transitioning, as Nicola Sturgeon confirmed she will not be sent to an all-female jail

Janie Ann Peckitt tried to set fire to a man's flat in Grimsby after she felt he betrayed her following only two dates - but she posted the burning rag through the wrong letterbox

Feared serial killer Robert Mawdsley has now set the record for the longest time in solitary confinement. "The Brain Eater's" cell in HMP Wakefield is known to have cockroaches and flies

The teenager stabbed Kayla Green during huge brawl after a parade in Mount Vernon, New York State, US, marking the state championship won by the high school boys' basketball team

Alison McDonagh, 49, and Stephen McParland, 54, are said to be in each other's company and were last seen at Lanyon Place Train Station in Belfast on January 21 at 1.45pm

Brittney Griner is due to return to the basketball court for the 2023 WNBA season, but she will require special security arrangements which are set to affect all players across the league

Andrew Malkinson was jailed for a rape in Greater Manchester which he has always denied committing - he could now see his name cleared as DNA evidence leads police to another man

James Keenan was convicted of harassing his neighbours Martyn and Jane Slater and jailed for 12 months. However, after being released early, he was rehomed in the same flat in Derby

Ava White was stabbed in the neck by a boy, then aged 14, who was later convicted of murder and given a life sentence with a minimum of 13 years. The victim's mum said her killer must die in prison

Jordan McSweeney 29, was wrongly considered medium risk by the private firm monitoring him despite the killer warning staff his anger scared him