Paul Joseph, 46, had been remanded to HMP Chelmsford on 24 February 2021, charged with attempted murder. Mr Joseph was not being monitored when he was found hanged in his cell on 2 March, and the ...

A prisoner has climbed on to the roof of HMP Chelmsford. Essex police has closed roads and diverted traffic away from Sandford Road in the city after the man was seen on the prison's roof. A ...

HMP Chelmsford has had at least seven suicides since the start of 2016, with the most recent being on 16 September, according to INQUEST. Deborah Coles, from the charity, ...

Disillusioned staff at HMP Chelmsford were failing to respond to "even basic requests from prisoners", and half of inmates said they had been victimised by staff, said the report An urgent warning ...

The majority of those at HMP Chelmsford are on remand, meaning they are potentially innocent. advertisement. Essex Live 'It's about time we started showing prisoners more empathy and here's why' ...

Out of 111 UK prisons with prisoner injury claims, HMP Chelmsford in Essex recorded the highest compensation payouts, totalling £5,573,343.98 between 2022 and 2024.

Court papers show O’Brien works at HMP Chelmsford training inmates for a cleaning operators proficiency qualification. The hearing was delayed after O'Brien's defence counsel, ...

NEARLY half of inmates said it was “easy” to get drugs at an Essex prison, a poll by inspectors found. Watchdogs warned the availability of drugs was a “big problem” at HMP Chelmsford ...

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has announced that the number of prisoners at HMP Chelmsford, described as one of the UK’s most violent local jails, will be reduced by almost 10%.

Shirtless inmate escapes onto perimeter fence at Category-B Chelmsford jail and begins stand-off with police who close off surrounding roads. The man could be seen at HMP Chelmsford, in Essex ...

HMP Chelmsford Independent Monitoring Board. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show the number of assaults, including fights, at HMP Chelmsford rose from 162 in 2012 to 414 in 2016.