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A prison officer had a baby with a jailed murderer after striking up a passionate relationship as she guarded him behind bars. Kerianne Stephens, 26, slept with hit-and-run killer Louis Tate during a five-month romance in HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The relationship, which carried on between September 1, 2018, and January 8 last … Read more
Islamic extremists wearing fake suicide belts made from batteries, cans and boxer short elastic ‘tried to murder prison officer’ fired up by their ‘twisted and corrupted’ ideology, court hears Brusthom Ziamani, 24, and Baz Hockton, 26, allegedly attacked PO Neil Trundle They ‘lured’ him in cupboard and wore hoax suicide vests, the Old Bailey heard … Read more
Stephen Fry loses bid to save HMP Reading where Oscar Wilde was famously held after his gross indecency conviction after plans to turn it into a site for LGBT history are rejected The famous comedian tried to preserve the prison where Oscar Wilde was held Fry, along with LGBT campaigners, wanted to make it ‘a … Read more
First UK prisoner catches coronavirus: HMP Manchester inmate is taken to hospital after testing positive for killer bug as 13 convicts and four staff are put in isolation Inmate at Strangeways prison in Manchester is now being treated for the virus No other prisoners or wardens tested positive and visits continuing as normal Prison service … Read more
Convicted robber escaped HMP Sudbury by placing dummy in his cell then scaling 10ft walls and fleeing for weekend away in Skegness as girlfriend who helped him walks free from court Luke Harey, 30, was jailed for 12 years in 2014 for a robbery in Leicestershire Girlfriend Hannah Smith, 30, from Erdington, was given six-month … Read more