Prison

Three girls have been held in an all-boys prison for at least eight months owing to “appalling” and systemic failures in the prison system, MPs and campaigners have said. The girls, aged 15 to 18, […]

A serial rapist who called himself ‘The Ripper’ has died in hospital while serving a life sentence at HMP Frankland. Duwayne Henry was jailed in March 2015 after subjecting three sex workers to horrifying attacks, […]

A paedophile who kidnapped and sexually abused a young girl 20 years ago near Burton died of natural causes in jail, an inquest has ruled. Pervert Arnold Baxter died in October four years into a […]

In July 2019 a specialist unit was opened on the Downview women’s prison estate to house high-risk transgender prisoners, including transgender sex offenders. We obtained the Equality Impact assessment through a Freedom of Information Request. The […]

2020 was a difficult year for everyone, and no less so for the country’s prisons. In its 2020 annual report, published today, the IMB at HMP Highpoint notes that every attempt has been made by […]

The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Isis has today published its annual report for 2020. The prism of COVID-19 coloured most of the year and brought a range of changes to the regime. This pandemic has […]

A schizophrenic man’s death could have been prevented had he been sectioned in hospital rather than being sent to prison where he ended his life just days after being arrested. Gareth Frew was on remand […]

James Devenny died at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey on September 2, 2019, after “days of acting strangely”. The 34-year-old was living in house block two of the Eastchurch site before his death. A week long inquest […]