Prison news


Through keyhole of Midlands’ £200m new superprison

With its bright and spacious corridors and rooms with a desk, these pictures could easily be mistaken for a university halls of residence.


Axe attack worker is sent to prison

A former factory worker from the Black Country who attacked a colleague with an axe has been sent to prison for three years.


Cashier jailed over £25k theft from Staffordshire pensioner

A crooked bank cashier who plundered the account of an elderly customer suffering dementia has been jailed for two years.


Chief in call for changes at young offenders unit

Improvements need to be made at Brinsford Young Offenders Institute, the chief inspector of prisons ruled today. Brinsford was criticised for having dirty and poor facilities and the limited time inmates spent out of their cells.


Conman duped customers by claiming to sell iPads

A serial conman who set up two fake ebay accounts claiming to sell iPads for bargain prices to dupe unsuspecting customers who never received their goods has been given a suspended prison sentence.


Armed robber jailed for sawn-off shotgun

A convicted armed robber who had a sawn-off shotgun hidden in his room was today behind bars after being jailed for seven-and-a-half years.


Villagers’ concerns over inmates at jail

Villagers and councillors raised concerns over a controversial new prison in South Staffordshire as it emerged the jail could house hundreds of extra inmates.


Money row grandson in threat to set gran on fire

A man who threatened to set his 83-year-old grandmother alight when she refused to give him money to buy alcohol was today beginning five years behind bars.


Jamie Reckord safe at Wolves despite suspended sentence for assault

The career of disgraced Wolves teenager Jamie Reckord will not be hit by his suspended prison sentence.


Thousands in rush for jobs at new Featherstone prison

More than 2,000 people have applied for 450 jobs on offer at Featherstone’s new £150 million jail, bosses revealed today.

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