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Convicted murderer used illicit iPhone to message prison officer at HMP Deerbolt

The Mirror 20 Jan 2026
Mitchell Ingham, 25, was jailed for life in 2016 for murder and received an additional nine-month sentence for using an illicit iPhone to contact a prison officer while serving his sentence at HMP Deerbolt in County Durham ... .
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Prison rehab worker jailed over relationship with inmate at HMP Garth

BBC News 19 Jan 2026
Jane Littler took spice, painkiller tablets and other prohibited items into HMP Garth in Lancashire, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit said ... She was sentenced to five and a half years at Preston Crown Court ... .
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Rising drug use and deterioration at HMP Birmingham

BBC News 19 Jan 2026
A report into HMP Birmingham, published on Monday by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, found that drones were being used to get large quantities of drugs and contraband into the prison ... The report said ... .
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Search after HMP Haverigg inmate fails to return

BBC News 14 Jan 2026
Josh Hosker, 43, was due to return to HMP Haverigg on 8 January after attending a work duty commitment off-site and is unaccounted for, Cumbria Police said ... A prison service spokesperson said ... .
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Immediate action to improve HMP Swaleside (UK Ministry of Justice)

Public Technologies 14 Jan 2026
Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, said.. The Chief Inspector's findings at HMP Swaleside were deeply concerning and clearly not acceptable ... Attachments Original document Permalink. Disclaimer ... (noodl. 128892727) .
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Concerns over HMP Featherstone where drugs

BBC News 12 Jan 2026
Following an unannounced inspection, drugs were found to be readily available at HMP Featherstone near Wolverhampton where the rate of self-inflicted deaths was the 10th highest among prisons with adult male populations ... .
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Man who absconded from HMP Thorn Cross open prison is arrested

BBC News 08 Jan 2026
Kieran Cameron was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross, a Category D open prison in ...
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HMP Doncaster action plan (UK Ministry of Justice)

Public Technologies 08 Jan 2026
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HMP Leyhill: New CCTV released in hunt for absconded murderer

BBC News 06 Jan 2026
Three men failed to return to HMP Leyhill, South Gloucestershire, on New Years' Day, with the new images showing Daniel Washbourne, ...
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Man charged with absconding from HMP Leyhill appears in court

BBC News 05 Jan 2026
Aaron Thomas was arrested in Bristol on Saturday, after allegedly leaving HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire on Thursday at the same time as two other prisoners ... He made no plea ... The pair have links to Warwickshire and Herefordshire ... .
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Review into HMP Leyhill after murderer and two others abscond

BBC News 05 Jan 2026
Alex Davies-Jones MP, a junior minister for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), told Parliament a review into HMP Leyhill, on the outskirts of Bristol, would be carried out within 20 days ... .
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FOI DOF/2025-0666 - Number of staff in the prison service & HMP Maghaberry in uniform/non uniform grade with a flexible working pattern per grade (Northern Ireland Executive)

Public Technologies 02 Jan 2026
How many staff in HMP Maghaberry in uniform grade have a flexible working pattern per grade?. How many staff in HMP Maghaberry in non-uniform grade have a flexible working pattern? DoF response ... HMP Maghaberry Uniform Grades.
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Fresh sighting of prisoner on the run from Castle Huntly as search continues

The Courier 02 Jan 2026
James Fitzpatrick did not return to the prison after being granted leave for an approved visit on Tuesday ... .
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