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PRISONERS BEING ROBBED EVERY DAY AT DORSET JAIL
CONVERSE The National Newspaper for Prisoners in England and Wales PRESS RELEASE. No Embargo. 2/11/2012: 10.35HRS DORSET PRISONERS IN FEAR OF THEIR LIVES “Prisoners are being robbed every day and...
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Hindley Prison: Inspectors found “overwhelming levels of self-harm and violence”
Hindley Prison where the Inspectors “heard persistent, consistent and credible complaints about the abusive behaviour of a small number of officers.” HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Nick Hardwick, in a...
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EXCLUSIVE! Full Sutton Prisoner in Critical Condition After Throat Slashed
A prisoner at Full Sutton maximum security prison near York is in a critical condition after another prisoner slashed his throat with a knife. Mark Leech, editor of Converse the national newspaper for...
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Muslim prisoners ‘injured’ after refusing to join Muslim prison gang
An increasing number of Muslim inmates complain they are being intimidated to join the Muslim Brotherhood, a prison gang, and some have received injuries following a refusal to do so. Mark Leech...
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Ashfield – high levels of violence and use of force by staff
Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, in a report to be published at midnight, says that in his final inspection of HMYOI Ashfield before it is re-roled from a juvenile institution to a...
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HMP and YOI Ashfield – high levels of violence and use of force by staff
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons,Nick Hardwick, above, in a report on Ashield Young Offender Institution published today says: In January 2013, the Justice Secretary announced plans to close HMYOI...
View ArticleJail Staff Criticised Over Prisoner Killing
Former Irish prisoner Gary Douch had consumed “a considerable amount of alcohol” in a cell in Mountjoy jail just before being beaten to death by a prisoner who was displaying psychosis, a report has...
View ArticleInmate dies after prison assault
A prisoner who was allegedly punched by another inmate at HMP Rochester has died. Fraser Stent, 28, died in hospital a week after the alleged incident at HMP Rochester, a Prison Service spokeswoman...
View ArticlePrison assault on ex-soldier was ‘terrorist attack’
The Times has reported that a former paratrooper on remand in prison has been severely beaten by a gang in a “terrorist attack”, it was alleged yesterday. Eight men assaulted Craig Jones in his cell at...
View ArticleHMP BIRMINGHAM: BANG TO WRITES
“The first priority of any prison should be to keep those who are held or work there safe, in this regard HMP Birmingham had completely failed.” Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons. By Mark...
View ArticlePrison Officers: The Mental Impact of Physical Assaults
Prison officers picketing at under-fire prison HMP Bedford on Friday have told of the violence they have lived through. A damning report from the prisons watchdog found a “complete breakdown” in order...
View ArticleMuslim prisoners ‘injured’ after refusing to join Muslim prison gang
An increasing number of Muslim inmates complain they are being intimidated to join the Muslim Brotherhood, a prison gang, and some have received injuries following a refusal to do so. Mark Leech editor...
View ArticleAshfield – high levels of violence and use of force by staff
Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, in a report to be published at midnight, says that in his final inspection of HMYOI Ashfield before it is re-roled from a juvenile institution to a...
View ArticleHMP and YOI Ashfield – high levels of violence and use of force by staff
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons,Nick Hardwick, above, in a report on Ashield Young Offender Institution published today says: In January 2013, the Justice Secretary announced plans to close HMYOI...
View ArticleJail Staff Criticised Over Prisoner Killing
Former Irish prisoner Gary Douch had consumed “a considerable amount of alcohol” in a cell in Mountjoy jail just before being beaten to death by a prisoner who was displaying psychosis, a report has...
View ArticleInmate dies after prison assault
A prisoner who was allegedly punched by another inmate at HMP Rochester has died. Fraser Stent, 28, died in hospital a week after the alleged incident at HMP Rochester, a Prison Service spokeswoman...
View ArticlePrison assault on ex-soldier was ‘terrorist attack’
The Times has reported that a former paratrooper on remand in prison has been severely beaten by a gang in a “terrorist attack”, it was alleged yesterday. Eight men assaulted Craig Jones in his cell at...
View ArticleHMP BIRMINGHAM: BANG TO WRITES
“The first priority of any prison should be to keep those who are held or work there safe, in this regard HMP Birmingham had completely failed.” Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons. By Mark...
View ArticlePrison Officers: The Mental Impact of Physical Assaults
Prison officers picketing at under-fire prison HMP Bedford on Friday have told of the violence they have lived through. A damning report from the prisons watchdog found a “complete breakdown” in order...
View ArticleMuslim prisoners ‘injured’ after refusing to join Muslim prison gang
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