A damning report says a Kent prison has become "more unstable", with drugs being smuggled in via drones as one of the major problems. The findings of an unannounced inspection at HMP Elmley on Sheppey ...

The 34-year-old was found dead in his cell just after 2am. Picture: Stock. A police spokesman said: “Kent Police is investigating the death of an inmate at Elmley Prison in Sheerness.

A prison governor accused of attacking and strangling an inmate has appeared in court. Richard Dowdell was charged with two offences in relation to allegedly attacking the prisoner at HMP ...

A South East Coast Ambulance Service spokesman said: “I can confirm that South East Coast Ambulance responded to a medical incident at HMP Swaleside in Eastchurch, Sheerness after being called ...

EXCLUSIVE: Sheerness locals have rebuffed claims that it's one of the worst and most dangerous places to live - and that the town holds on to a rare community spirit long lost in Britain.

A prison governor has been accused of attacking and attempting to strangle an inmate at a jail with one of the highest rates of violence in England and Wales. Richard Dowdell, 49, who was lead ...

Last year alone, Sheerness recorded an overall rate of 181 crimes per 1,000 people — an average total of 2,353 crimes for the town's 13,000 people. And so it is often voted as one of the UK's ...

A prison officer has been jailed for 2 years and 8 months for supplying drugs to an inmate at HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey. Martin Fazakarley, who's 44 and of Royal Road in Sheerness, was ...