Haverigg prison is among a minority of jails not breaching its inmate limits, new figures show, as overcrowding hits a new record across England and Wales. Earlier this month Justice Secretary ...

Seventeen inmates at Cumbria's only prison were caught high on drugs in a single day of "mass intoxication", a watchdog has found. In its annual report, the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said ...

Drug use has led to serious problems at Haverigg Prison Credit: PA Widespread drug use at Cumbria’s Haverigg Prison is leading to "unprecedented levels of violence, bullying and sexual assault ...

HMP Haverigg is a category C male training prison holding 275 inmates. A prison with a troubled past has made improvements but further ones are still needed, the watchdog has found.

Prisoners in Haverigg Prison committed fewer assaults last year than in 2021, new figures show. But across England and Wales, 19 per cent more serious assaults were recorded in 2022 than the year ...

The report shows Haverigg prison received a score of 75% for the year to March 2023, meaning it had a "good performance" rating. It was an improvement from 69% in 2019-20, the last year ratings ...

Inspectors say "significant improvements" are needed to make a Cumbrian jail safe for inmates. Gang violence, poor staff supervision and high instances of force being used to restrain inmates at ...

There were more prisoners at Haverigg prison in Copeland last year, new figures show. A penal reform charity warned prison overcrowding and a lack of resources contribute to a "failing system ...

Prison parkruns mirror the style of the regular events; albeit with many laps of a very confined space (Picture: parkrun) ... At Haverigg, there are rarely fewer than 25 runners, ...

Police in Cumbria have confirmed that they are continuing to search for a prisoner who they believe has escaped from Haverigg Prison. Dean Walker, from Manchester, remains unaccounted for after ...

A cold-blooded killer who shot dead a planning officer in front of TV cameras has been freed from prison - to the dismay of his victim's family. Albert Dryden, 76, was serving life for the murder ...

A prison with a troubled past has made improvements but further ones are still needed, the watchdog has found. HM Inspectorate of Prisons found that although HMP Haverigg in Cumbria had closed ...