Drug tests will be carried out more regularly in a prison where almost 40% of tests have been found to come back positive. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has outlined how it planned to solve several ...

Safety at Deerbolt prison has reached a crisis point, new figures suggest. It comes as a workers' union has warned the increase of violence in prisons across England is "totally out of control".

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

A man building up a record for violence is to be assessed for his perceived “dangerousness” ahead of being sentenced for six separate assaults.

Lewis Heslop, 34, died in hospital while serving a sentence at HMP Deerbolt prison, in Barnard Castle, for causing death by dangerous driving. He was first jailed in 2016 for causing serious ...

President Trump says the famous island prison off San Francisco is to be reopened to house "ruthless and violent" offenders. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) also says gate security at HMP Deerbolt ...

The MoJ said it had inherited a "prison system in crisis" and it fully acknowledged the challenges at HMP Deerbolt. In March, HMP Inspectorate of Prisons said drugs were "too easily available" at ...

Heslop was an inmate at HMP Deerbolt, near Barnard Castle, when he died in hospital on April 2. An investigation by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman will investigate his passing. A prison ...