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Cons freed from prison before Christmas not being tagged until New Year because of delays leaving them free to roam
Cons freed from prison before Christmas not being tagged until New Year because of delays leaving them free to roam

LAGS let out of prison before Christmas are unlikely to be tagged until the New Year, probation officers fear. Prisoners are supposed to be fitted with the tracking devices within two days of being released. But some will be unmonitored and free to roam the streets until January because of delays... Read more

The Sun - Dec 28
Deputies in women’s jail groped and harassed inmates and watched them shower, lawsuit by 38 former prisoners claims
Deputies in women’s jail groped and harassed inmates and watched them shower, lawsuit by 38 former prisoners claims

‘It’s heartbreaking for me to hear these women crying and the only thing you can do is sue,’ attorney Brian Dunn says Read more

Yahoo! News - Dec 28
Death row prisoner's agonisingly grim execution as he 'covered chamber in blood'
Death row prisoner's agonisingly grim execution as he 'covered chamber in blood'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Clayton Lockett was executed iafter he was convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping - and his horrific death has been called into question ever since Read more

Mirror - Dec 28
Ex-England star Andy Carroll could be thrown in prison after non-molestation order charge
Ex-England star Andy Carroll could be thrown in prison after non-molestation order charge

Andy Carroll could be thrown in prison after the former England international and Liverpool striker was charged with breaching a non-molestation order Read more

Dailystar Co Uk - Dec 27
I did weighted prisoner squats every day for one week, and this is what happened to my body
I did weighted prisoner squats every day for one week, and this is what happened to my body

We tested prisoner squats for one week to see what, if anything, would happen when doing them every day, and here's what we learned in a short time. Read more

Tom's Guide - Dec 27
Urgent warning as prisoners could be FLOWN OUT of UK jails by drones capable of carrying adult men
Urgent warning as prisoners could be FLOWN OUT of UK jails by drones capable of carrying adult men

LAGS will be flown out of jails by drones capable of carrying adult men, prison bosses have warned. The remote-controlled devices are already being used to smuggle drugs and phones into prisons. But the Prison Governors’ Association has raised the alarm over a new flock of the unmanned aircraft d... Read more

The Sun - Dec 26
Man wins £110k on Christmas lottery but lands in prison due to detail on back of ticket
Man wins £110k on Christmas lottery but lands in prison due to detail on back of ticket

Winning the lottery can be the luckiest thing you can do, but for one man, his dream turned into a nightmare after police ended up detaining him for an overlooked detail Read more

Mirror - Dec 26
How a prison rowing machine helped turn a teenage crook banged up at 18 into a world champion athlete
How a prison rowing machine helped turn a teenage crook banged up at 18 into a world champion athlete

BORN into a life of crime, John McAvoy had bought a firearm by the age of 16 and was banged up by 18. But in a stunning turnaround after using a rowing machine in the prison gym he has gone on to become an Ironman triathlete and smash several world records. Londoner John, 42, who... Read more

The Sun - Dec 25
Gangs raking in £50,000-a-time by flying drones packed with phones, drugs and takeaways into prison
Gangs raking in £50,000-a-time by flying drones packed with phones, drugs and takeaways into prison

GANGS are raking in £50,000-a-time by flying drones packed with ­contraband into jails. Two-man teams use sophisticated electronics to transport phones, drugs and even ­takeaways into cells. A £20 mobile can change hands for £2,000 in a prison, while a piece of paper soaked in Spice or cocaine fe... Read more

The Sun - Dec 25