Prisons to overflow again by 2026 despite early release of thousands of prisoners, report finds
Prisons are set to overflow once again in 2026 despite thousands of convicts being released early, a new report has found, ...
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Blunkett faces quiz over open prisons
"Open prisons have a valuable function as part of ... Wealstun prison, West Yorkshire, has seen 437 prisoners abscond in the five years since 1998, with 57 still not recaptured.
Prison officer who boasted about sex acts with inmates is jailed
A former prison officer who boasted of performing a sex act on an inmate has been jailed for 21 months. Katie Evans, 26, was ...
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Rule change on open prisons leaves victim in fear
Open prisons have minimal security and allow eligible prisoners to spend most of their day away from the site on licence to carry out work, education or for other resettlement purposes.