Prisons

What prison life is like in the UK, as told by former prisoners

MORE STORIES: Page 2

Doctors knew triple killer was 'an evil, violent man', says victim's heartbroken dad

Channel: UK UK February 5, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video Undated handout file photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of Daniel Khalife taken after his arrest on a canal towpath on 9 September 2023. Khalife has been found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of spying for Iran but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax. Issue date: Thursday November 28, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Army. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA WireNOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Iran spy Daniel Khalife branded a 'dangerous fool' as he's jailed for 14 years

Channel: UK UK February 3, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Caption: Highly dangerous inmate shouted 'death to non-believers' in stab attack on prison officer credit: Getty / Lincolnshire Police

Dangerous prisoner shouted ‘death to non-believers’ before stabbing guard in head

Channel: UK UK January 30, 2025 By Josh Layton
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock (14543492aw) Shops and general atmosphere in the precinct which is up for sale. A Reading shopping centre has been listed for sale for ?16.45 Million. Located on Church Street, St Martin's Shopping Centre was built in 1969 and contains over 92,000 sq ft of upgraded retail space. The centre is currently anchored by a 40,000 sq ft Waitrose and a 13,000 sq ft Iceland which look out onto the centre of Caversham. Together, these retail giants account for approximately 50 per cent of the income from retailers. The potential buyer would also be given planning permission to add further residential accommodation. Other major occupiers include Boots, Superdrug and Costa alongside local occupiers which include longstanding picture-framing and household goods store Terry's, vegan restaurant Vegivores and The Caversham Butcher. This commercial property has been listed by KLM Real Estate as instructed by Federated Hermes. The centre is also being sold alongside the 250-space car park and 10 flats held on short hold tenancies. Reading shopping centre listed for sale for ?16.45 Million, Caversham, Reading, UK - 17 Jun 2024

Criminals could be sent to Iceland instead of prison (but not in an Australia way)

Channel: UK UK January 28, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy
Jason Hoganson seen outside HM Prison Durham. Around 1,700 inmates are expected to be let out early in an attempt to ease overcrowding in prisons. Picture date: Tuesday September 10, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Prisons. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Prisoner released early attacked ex-partner the day after he was released

Channel: UK UK January 25, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Southport child killer will face 'lifetime of hell' as prime target for attacks

Channel: UK UK January 24, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
An upset Sonia Fowler clutches her baby bump in EastEnders

Like EastEnders' Sonia, I was in prison while pregnant - it was dehumanising

Channel: EastEnders EastEnders January 22, 2025 By Anonymous

British teen jailed for having sex in Dubai spent birthday and New Year alone

Channel: World World January 20, 2025 By Danny Rigg

Gym trainer jailed for killing Louis Vuitton model joins dating sites from prison

Channel: UK UK January 14, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Drones delivering drugs direct to prison cells are 'threat to national security'

Channel: UK UK January 14, 2025 By Craig Munro

Prison officer behind THAT cell sex tape is jailed for 15 months

Channel: UK UK January 7, 2025 By Craig Munro

Sara Sharif's dad given chilling warning after 'throat slashed with tuna lid'

Channel: UK UK January 4, 2025 By Brooke Davies
Caption: Menus and entertainment at high security jails credit: PA / Ministry of Justice

Gourmet sausage rolls and vegan schnitzels on New Year's menu for prisoners

Channel: UK UK January 1, 2025 By Josh Layton
A doctor shows a hallway at the medical centre of Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, on May 21, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. - In the correctional compound located about 35 Km. from Dubai's city centre, the use of video conferencing systems is one of the ways the authorities are trying to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 respiratory disease in prison, along with an array of safety measures which have been difficult on inmates, some of whom spent their days in workshops and recreational classes. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Inside the Dubai hellhole prison where British teen will be locked up for holiday romance

Channel: World World December 31, 2024 By Lucia Botfield
Grabs: Drill rapper 'Young Dizz' releases music video goading Keir Starmer after being released from jail early for kidnapping and torturing teenage boy. Credit: Mixtape Madness UNCLEARED

Gang member freed early by Labour brags of 'raising the crime rate' in new rap

Channel: UK UK December 28, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Female prison officer arrested after she was ‘filmed having sex with inmate’

Channel: UK UK December 27, 2024 By Brooke Davies
Caption: Xmas Day - Xmas menus and entertainment at high security jails Shuttertstock

What the UK's most dangerous prisoners eat for Christmas dinner

Channel: UK UK December 25, 2024 By Josh Layton

'Dangerous' criminal accidentally released from prison the day he arrived

Channel: World World December 17, 2024 By Danny Rigg

How years of sexual violence in Syria have impacted civilians - and what's next for them

Channel: World World December 14, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
Rapper freed early from jail flaunts new lifestyle with ?2,000,000 Rolls-Royces

Rapper freed early from jail flaunts new lifestyle with £2,000,000 Rolls-Royces

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2024 By Josh Layton