On execution day she was dragged screaming to the gallows where she continued to sob, ... Its successor, HMP Bristol at Horfield, opened in 1884 and is still used today.

The report said Bristol Prison has one of the highest numbers of deaths across the country Inmates are being failed at a prison that is being "pushed to its limits", a report has found. The ...

Two men who conspired to smuggle drugs into a prison have been jailed. Casey Collins, 22, of Somerdale Avenue in Knowle, Bristol, and 31-year-old Kyle Joyner, of no fixed address, both admitted to ...

HMP Bristol witnessed disturbances last night after several prisoners, believed to have drunk homemade alcohol, went on a destructive rampage, causing significant damage to one of the prison wings ...

Charlie Taylor, HM chief inspector of prisons, wrote to the justice secretary announcing an urgent notification for “violent and drug-ridden” HMP Bristol, following a wave of death and disorder.

The force said a 34-year-old man, who was also a prisoner at HMP Bristol, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He has also been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent, relating to a ...

Five prison officers have been injured in an attack by an inmate. The attack happened at HMP Bristol on Friday at 14:00 GMT and all five officers "received hospital treatment", a Prison Service ...

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said it was "shocked and saddened" by a recent increase in deaths at HMP Bristol. Problems identified include high levels of violence and self-harm ...

“We can confirm the man we have arrested was also a prisoner at HMP Bristol. He is currently in police custody.” Anyone with information is asked to contact the force on 101, quoting reference ...