‘Harrowing’ Brook House inquiry findings to be published after abuse claims The inquiry into the West Sussex centre was launched after BBC’s Panorama programme broadcast undercover footage in 2017 The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Brook House inquiry findings to be published after abuse claims The inquiry into the West Sussex centre was launched after BBC’s Panorama programme broadcast undercover footage in 2017. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Australia settles with family of refugee Reza Barati, murdered on Manus Island in 2014 Exclusive: The government has reached a confidential settlement with Barati’s family, who say they ‘fought for justice for Reza’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2023
Two-thirds of sexual assault support centres in England branded inadequate Inspectors find failures to protect victims and risks of contaminating forensic evidence The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023
How London became home to some of the world’s largest private security firms Nestled between London’s members’ clubs, tailors and car dealerships lie some of the world’s biggest private armies Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023
Scotland’s £240m prisoner transfer contract under review amid collapse fears Due to staff shortages, outsourcing giant GEOAmey has been missing up to 50 transfers per week, crippling the courts. Daily Record · Jul 9, 2023
Schizophrenic cleared of murder sues over ‘failings in care’, appeal judges told Alexander Lewis-Ranwell has sued G4S Health Services (UK), Devon & Cornwall Police, Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Devon County Council. The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Schizophrenic who killed three elderly men launches legal battle for compensation Alexander Lewis-Ranwell, who was cleared of murder by reason of insanity, has made ‘negligent’ treatment claim The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Paranoid schizophrenic who killed elderly men continues compensation battle Former scaffolder Alexander Lewis-Ranwell, who was cleared of murder by reason of insanity, has made ‘negligent’ treatment claim. The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Firms fined most by regulators still on UK government’s list of top suppliers Observer reveals that companies are getting big contracts in spite of paying penalties for corruption or fraud The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023
UK deportation centre used force 18 times to stop self-harm last year, figures show Exclusive: Brook House staff physically prevented asylum seekers awaiting deportation from taking own lives The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023
Police: Inmate who escaped by faking death back in S. Africa A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison with help from guards by faking his own burning death has been brought back to South Africa early Thursday after going on the run with his girlfriend The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
Claims guards aided killer fake death in S. Africa jailbreak A parliamentary hearing in South Africa has been told that a man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison by faking his own burning death likely got warders to help smuggle a corpse into his cell The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Thabo Bester's escape from a privately-run South African prison raises questions about corruption Recently, South Africans were told about an extraordinary escape story – they learnt that a convicted rapist, Thabo Bester, had been at large for a year after he’d escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison. In May 2022 the Department of Correctional services reported that he had burnt to death… The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023 Murderer who faked death to escape prison arrested after two-week manhunt Bester was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023 South Africa police say prison escapee arrested in Tanzania South African police say that a convicted murderer who faked his death to escape prison has been arrested in Tanzania following a two-week manhunt
Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023 ‘Facebook rapist’ escapes from prison and on run after staging his own death Thabo Bester, who targeted his victims by finding them on Facebook, was found "dead" last May after a burned body was left in his cell - but he was later spotted in shops and restaurants in an upmarket part of Cape Town
Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023 Prosecution collapses against ex-G4S directors over offender tagging scandal The prosecution of three former G4Sexecutives over claims of defrauding the Ministry of Justice has collapsed, in a fresh embarrassment for the Serious Fraud Office.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Fraud case against three ex-G4S executives collapses At an Old Bailey hearing before Mr Justice Johnson, the Serious Fraud Office announced it was offering no evidence in the case.
Liverpool Echo · Feb 27, 2023 Council raises hygiene concerns at prison Improvements said to be needed at HMP Altcourse
Liverpool Echo · Feb 17, 2023 'Johno team' dealer dies in HMP Altcourse as prison slammed for healthcare failings Sean Roddy became seriously unwell but was not admitted to the privately run jail's prison wing
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023 New £250million jail given 'five-star TripAdvisor rating' by notorious inmate Paedophile Michael Thurman wrote of HMP Five Wells: 'At last I am in a prison where, as a form of respect, the guards use our Christian names and told us theirs.'
Liverpool Echo · Dec 26, 2022 Forbidden items confiscated from prisoners' cells including Spice, steroids and weapons We asked the Ministry of Justice what was seized from prisoners across Merseyside and North Wales in 2022
Glasgow Live · Nov 28, 2022 G4S van robbed at Glasgow McDonald's with major manhunt for suspect and getaway driver A cash case was stolen from the G4S employee, who was thankfully uninjured, before the thief fled the scene in a black coloured motor which was being driven by another man.
Daily Record · Nov 28, 2022 G4S van robbed at Glasgow McDonald's as suspect flees scene in black getaway car A cash case was stolen from the security officer in the car park of the London Road fast food branch shortly before 1pm on Monday.