The Latest Breaking News from Prison Service

'I was pregnant in prison with child killers and was terrified of giving birth in my cell'

"Just being in that cell, what a thing to have to say my child when she's grown up, 'oh yeah you were born in a cell'"

Manchester Evening News · Aug 28, 2022

Prison criticised after suicide watch inmate who died was allowed razors

Inquest into death of remand prisoner at HMP Chelmsford finds officers were unaware that access to razor blades should have been monitored

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2022

How public sector pay has fallen in real terms – in charts

Guardian analysis of ONS data shows public sector earnings have fallen in real terms by 4.3% since the financial crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

Double killer on run after escaping prison for second time sparking manhunt

Darren Pilkington, 39, who previously killed his girlfriend and as a teen beat a man to death outside a pub, has gone AWOL from HMP Kirkham in Lancashire, with officers launching a manhunt

Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022

Manhunt for double killer after he goes on the run from open prison for the second time

Darren Pilkington was jailed in 2006 for killing his then girlfriend Carly Fairhurst in Wigan

Manchester Evening News · May 27, 2022

Manhunt for double killer on run from open prison after escaping for second time

Darren Pilkington was jailed in 2006 for killing his then girlfriend

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

‘Charismatic’ terrorist prisoners to be isolated in jail ‘separation centres’

Justice Secetary Dominic Raab said the Government is taking decisive action to prevent radicalisation behind bars.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Prisoner calls to Samaritans helpline increased by 60% during pandemic

Calls to the charity’s dedicated prison line rose from 266,076 in 2019 to 424,509 in 2021, according to data obtained by the PA news agency.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Julian Assange marries Stella Moris in London prison ceremony

WikiLeaks founder granted permission to wed partner, who fought back tears outside the prison, saying ‘What we’re going through is inhuman’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022

Julian Assange gets married inside high-security prison to long-term partner Stella Moris

The Wikileaks founder met Stella Moris when she was part of his legal team durinmg his seven-year stay at the Ecuadorian embassy in London following the release of thousands of documents

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022