Prison and probation bosses given 56-day deadline to outline improvements after granddad's death
Bill and his family raised concerns about how his health conditions would be monitored given the distance from his home. Bill ...
Lack of planning for prisoner's release 'may have contributed to his death'
Jurors have ruled that a lack of planning ahead of a granddad's release from prison "may have contributed to his death".
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Lancashire prison staff lodged 637 assault claims against inmates over five years
Lancashire prison staff have lodged 637 assault claims against inmates over the past five years. Accident Claims obtained ...
Prison board chief charged over 'inappropriate relationships with prisoners'
Helen Spree has been charged following a joint investigation between NWROCU and HMPPS's counter corruption unit ...
Fire engine crashes on call-out to prison
A fire engine on the way to a blaze at a prison collided with a car. Cleveland Fire Brigade said the fire, in a cell at HMP ...
Residents fight plans for third jail near village
Plans to build a third prison near a Lancashire village could be decided in the High Court after campaigners launched a legal bid to block the project. People in Ulnes Walton, near Leyland, already ...
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Angela Rayner faces legal battle over plan to force 'super-prison' on UK village
which is close to prisons HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. However, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary overruled the mass objections, claiming the loss of greenbelt land would ...
Villagers launch legal bid to block 1,700 capacity 'super-prison'
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary approved the building of a jail holding 1,700 prisoners near Chorley in Lancashire.