Cannabis is now the drug of choice in HMP Altcourse following a crackdown on mind-bending drugs like Spice. Violence has also fallen at the privately-run jail, previously viewed as one of the ...

What started as an anonymous tip-off quickly grew into a disturbing insight into life behind bars at HMP Liverpool. The problems inside the UK's prisons are not new and have been well-documented - ...

The 32-year-old from the Bootle area was charged with two alleged offences dating back to February 2016 ...

A SERIAL thief died on Boxing Day less than 72 hours after being released from prison. Shaun Clare, who had a long record of offending in Widnes, Runcorn, and Warrington, died on December 26, 2024, ...

A man charged with stealing controlled drugs from a paramedic's bag died days after he was released from HMP Altcourse. Independent investigators the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) confirmed 55 ...