The head of the prison was dismissed after his escape, said the INPE, and security reinforced. Authorities launched a manhunt. The prison's last escape took place in 2017.

The supermarket opened at HMP Oakwood last month to help inmates adjust to the outside world when they are released. Prisoners who earn currency for good behaviour can swap the 'Monopoly-style ...

Harold Parker, said the 50-year-old facility had "served her purpose," and Mayor Gene Lobe told a crowd of 30 onlookers that the demolition project in fall 1987 arrived "not a day too soon." ...

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President Donald Trump ran on a promise of more fossil fuels, fewer environmental regulations, and outright climate denial — and now he’s following through. His administration is gutting clean ...

The supermarket opened at HMP Oakwood last month to help inmates adjust to the outside world when they are released. Prisoners who earn currency for good behaviour can swap the 'Monopoly-style cash' ...

Four prison officers were injured at HMP Frankland by Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi, with three taken to hospital earlier this month. They were attacked with hot oil and homemade ...

Iceland has begun its new vocational training at the privately-owned HMP Oakwood in Featherstone where prisoners get the chance to 'gain work experience' and 'adjust to the outside world'.

The first prisoners are now locked inside the new £400m state-of-the-art HMP Millsike, where almost 1,500 prison places will help ease the nation’s chronic overcrowding crisis. HMP Millsike ...

The 41-year-old was found dead at HMP Frankland in County Durham, on Monday. A Prison Service spokesperson said: “Gareth Dack died on April 21 2025 at HMP Frankland. “As with all deaths in ...