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Prison safety at HMP Wakefield and New Hall hits crisis point as workers' union warns situation is 'totally out of control'
Figures from the Ministry of Justice show 228 assaults were recorded at Wakefield prison the year to September – up from 222 the year before and the highest figure over the last five years. This ...
Antigua Observer Newspaper1d
Junior officers resume duties at HMP, Public Safety Minister promises resolution in two weeks
By Kisean Joseph kisean.joseph@antiguaobserver.com Junior Prison Officers at His Majesty's Prison (HMP) have suspended their ...
Prison escape: Former soldier Daniel Khalife jailed for 14 years and three months
Daniel Khalife evaded capture for three days before he was spotted riding a stolen mountain bike along a canal towpath in ...
Mapped: The 75-hour hunt for escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife – before arrest 45 minutes down the road
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Daniel Khalife: Fantasist who played cynical game from hapless MI5 double agent plot to audacious prison escape
Described as “the ultimate Walter Mitty character” by police, Daniel Khalife was a normal boy who spun fantasies in his mind ...
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The Cambridgeshire criminals who were jailed in January
Andrew Burns was jailed in the middle of January for burglary. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police) Andrew Burns, 39, will spend time behind bars after he burgled a woman's house in Huntingdon while she was ...
Man guilty of throwing poo at prison officer
An inmate has been found guilty of throwing a cup of faeces over a prison officer in revenge for losing his job in the jail's servery. Courtney Matthew, 34, previously claimed the substance was melted ...
The Daily Telegraph20d
UK prisons recruit officers from Nigeria in move which sees some sleeping rough
This month a former HMP Wandsworth prison officer was jailed for 15 months after she was filmed having sex with an inmate. The prison service said: “Our prison officers undergo robust ...
Wales Online21d
The big payouts to prison officers hurt in Welsh jails
Out of four jails analysed, HMP Cardiff employees landed the highest ... from 43,000 in 1994 to more than 88,000 in 2024 — but prison officer staffing has been mostly static.
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J. Alexander Kueng, ex-officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back, released from prison
MINNEAPOLIS — One of the ex-Minneapolis police officers convicted in the killing of George Floyd finished his prison sentence on Wednesday. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Keung was ...
Personnel Today22d
Prison officer recruitment process ‘not fit for purpose’
Earlier this month, an officer at HMP Wandsworth was jailed after she was filmed having sex with an inmate during her shift. He said: “Six weeks’ training … then you are a fully qualified prison ...
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Clonbrook prison officer jailed for three years over drugs
Prison officer, Joel Johnson, 21, was today jailed for three years when he pleaded guilty at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The police ...