Spice, shanks and how lawless atmosphere led to tragedy in Altcourse Prison Spiralling prison violence had become 'normalised' in Altcourse Liverpool Echo · Feb 15, 2022
Dying mum's torment over son stabbed to death in violence plagued prison Multiple failings by HMP Altcourse may have contributed to the death of 35-year-old Darren Ashcroft Liverpool Echo · Feb 3, 2022
Ex director of Altcourse prison says 'I did all I could' as violence spiked Bob McCombe, also a former governor of Strangeways, accepted that the prison failed to drive down violence on his watch Liverpool Echo · Feb 1, 2022
Chilling list of weapons found on prison wing after inmate stabbed to death An inquest heard 'lethal threat' Keir Michael had been the subject of numerous intelligence reports before he killed Darren Ashcroft Liverpool Echo · Jan 28, 2022
Prison told killer had 'weapons on wing' before he stabbed fellow inmate to death Keir Michael killed fellow prisoner Darren Ashcroft with a 'shank' Liverpool Echo · Jan 26, 2022