A former prison officer who pleaded guilty to messaging an inmate has had her sentencing adjourned.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard Robert Paterson plotted the ‘revenge’ assault because he believed the guard had put his life at risk.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a prison inmate was found dead inside his cell. West Mercia Police said ...

Police said they responded to a report of a man in his 40s being found dead at a Shropshire prison at around 7.40am on ...

Dozens of prisoners have been temporarily moved out from Liverpool's main prison, the Ministry of Justice has today confirmed ...

West Mercia Police said it received a report from HMP Stoke Heath that the man, was found dead in the cell at around 7.40 am ...

A female prison officer was paid thousands of pounds from 'serious criminals' as she snuck illegal items into a jail by stuffing them into her bra - Barbara Peters was jailed today ...

Serco, which runs five prisons in the UK, has suggested on the spot searches of prison staff as a method of 'increasing the ...