UK spending £4mn a year on prison contaminated by radioactive gas, say MPs

Radon concentrations of 10 times the safe level in some areas subsequently forced HMPPS to close the prison in August 2024. Radon is generated by the breakdown of uranium in some forms of stone — ...

'Needless waste': £4m a year being spent on empty prison

The government is spending £4m a year on the upkeep of a prison that has not held any inmates for 18 months, a report from MPs has revealed.

Huge number of guards in riot gear storm North East prison during reports of 'disorder'

A large number of prison guards in riot gear have stormed a North East prison. Dozens of staff wore helmets and carried ...
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UK activates emergency measure to ease overcrowding in prisons following riots

The UK Ministry of Justice reactivated a temporary measure known as “Operation Early Dawn” on Monday to manage heightened prison overcrowding, aggravated by recent far-right riots across the country.
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UK’s longest-serving prison officer reveals major changes behind bars after 50 years

After 50 years of service, the UK’s longest-serving prison officer is preparing for retirement. Steve Ley - whose joined HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in 1975 as a 21-year-old - has ...