The 'squalid' and 'unsafe' life inside Strangeways prison with 'catastrophic' drug problem
Strangeways has frequently made headlines, not just for the serious criminals and murderers it houses. A report released in ...
Prison gangs: ‘I've chopped people, attacked staff, hidden drugs’
The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) says overcrowding and lack of space is making it more challenging to keep gangs apart ...
Life in Strangeways prison before the riots - captured in fascinating photos
The Category A men's prison was rebuilt following the infamous Strangeways riots of April 1990, which claimed the lives of ...
Inside HMP Edinburgh's Saughton hen house where this cockerel rules the roost
The henitentiary at HMP Edinburgh, as the hen set-up is affectionately known, was created in 2014, the brainchild of a ...
Inside The Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson's life from family tragedy to time in prison
The Royle Family's Ricky Tomlinson has been a TV icon for decades so it's understandable fans are keen to know all there is ...
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INSIDE HMP INVERNESS: ‘Recovery gives you things and addiction takes them away,’ says prisoner
“If you’re in the midst of addiction, don’t give up and surround yourself with recovery because it will save your life.” The ...
Pete Doherty’s heroin ‘IOUs’ & tormented Gladiators left ‘wasting away’… my life guarding celebs in UK’s toughest jails
FROM busting drug rings to guarding notorious serial killers, Dame Vanessa Frake-Harris has lived a life few could imagine.
Inside the life of Ricky Tomlinson from prison sentence and tragic death to Royle Family debut
Ricky Tomlinson is a national comedy treasure who was behind the unforgettable Jim Royle in BBC’s hit sitcom The Royle Family ...
Inside new Scots jail with no cells, prisoners get pocket money and even MURDERERS get double beds
THIS is the first look inside the UK’s newest prison – which has no cells, prisoners are given pocket money and even murderers get to sleep in a double bed. Britain’s first ...
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WATCH: ‘Hanging with Frank was my first serious film’ – Grim tales from Barlinnie Prison’s execution chamber highlighted in new BBC series
A new BBC series, Inside Barlinnie, features archive footage of the prison’s execution chamber from a film one of our ...
AP PHOTOS: A look at life inside Paraguay's overcrowded prisons
Paraguay a few months ago launched an operation to address some of the many problems plaguing its prison system, including ...
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment
A U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico's most violent gangs continued ...