The officer was hurt during the incident at HMP Lowdham Grange, Nottingham, on Thursday, April 17. The incident was referred to Nottinghamshire Police, who have since launched an investigation.

Alan Blake was convicted for taking drugs and a phone into a prison on July 13, 2023 and he was sentenced to 27 months in prison before he was taken to HMP Altcourse and then onto HMP Berwyn.

The supermarket opened at HMP Oakwood last month to help inmates adjust to the outside world when they are released. Prisoners who earn currency for good behaviour can swap the 'Monopoly-style ...

Prison officers are calling on the justice secretary to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UK’s most dangerous jails following an attack on guards at HMP Frankland last week. Mark ...

Dean Clementson, who was 33, died at HMP Forest Bank in Salford on 1 April. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman confirmed the death on its website and said it had launched an independent ...

Fresh figures have disclosed that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has paid a hefty £93,004.48 for injury claims lodged by prisoners at HMP Frankland over the past five years. The Category A high ...

Hashem Abedi in Belmarsh prison prior to storming the office of its custody manager in 2022 An ex-prison officer at HMP Frankland has revealed he had boiled urine thrown over him and warned a ...

A prison officer at HMP Frankland in County Durham has told the BBC "there needs to be an urgent change in security measures" across all prisons or staff will die. It comes after the Manchester ...

John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for murder, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday. John Mansfield, 63, died at HMP Whitemoor on Sunday while serving ...

A murder investigation has been launched after a man died at HMP Whitemoor on Sunday (April 13). Convicted murderer John Mansfield's body was discovered at the prison and he was pronounced dead ...

A prison officer at HMP Liverpool has been arrested as part of a misconduct probe after an inmate's cell was searched. The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) has confirmed a 28-year ...