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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 8
'Just 500 new prison spaces made in last 14 years despite population doubling since 1994'
Just 500 new prison spaces were created over the last 14 years despite the number of people in jails doubling in the last 30 years, the...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 2
EXCLUSIVE: New twist in case of 'sex tape' HMP Wandsworth prison officer who has yet to be sentenced
The sentencing of a prison officer, who was filmed having sex with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth, in a video that went viral online, has...
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By JON AUSTIN
Sep 21, 2023
DANIEL KHALIFE: Terror suspect who sparked 75 hour manhunt denies breaking out of Wandsworth Prison
TERROR suspect Daniel Khalife has denied escaping from Wandsworth prison. The former soldier, 21, is accused of breaking out of the...
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By JON AUSTIN
Sep 11, 2023
Terror suspect fugitive Daniel Khalife due in court today as police probe if anyone aided escape
A TERROR suspect who was arrested on Saturday after escaping from HMP Wandsworth is due to appear in court this morning (Monday,...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 28, 2023
DO NOT APPROACH: Kwami Richards breaks out of prison van and escapes on tube after assaulting cop
POLICE are warning the public not to approach a fugitive after he escaped from a prison van before attacking a police officer who gave...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 21, 2023
Youth prisons 'most violent' in UK - an officer will die if they're not armed with spray warn unions
A PRISON officer is likely to be killed in a youth detention centre if they are not urgently given protective spray to incapacitate...
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By JON AUSTIN
May 6, 2023
Child killers should die in prison, say 55 percent of the public in response to sentencing survey
MORE than half of the public want to see all child killers given full life terms, according to the results of a new survey. Fifty five...
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By JON AUSTIN
Apr 23, 2022
Man in court accused of escaping from HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire - Connor McCarthy case adjourned
A MAN has been charged with escaping from custody while at an open prison. Connor McCarthy, 26, of no fixed abode, appeared at...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 18, 2021
Prolific booze thief to spend Xmas inside after being caught nicking while on suspended sentence
A PERFUME and booze thief will spend Christmas in the clink after he was caught stealing alcohol from Tesco while on a suspended...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 14, 2021
PRISON LOCKDOWN: Wormwood Scrubs locks down prisoners after coronavirus rips through wing
A PRISON has gone into lockdown after coronavirus ripped through a wing. Wormwood Scrubs, known as The Scrubs, in Hammersmith, west...
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