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Rachel Stanton, 32, was working as a prison guard at HMP Five Wells when she had an relationship with Edwin Poole as he ...
On 11/02/25 at Carlisle, without lawful excuse, damaged computer screens to the value of £300 belonging to Cumberland ...
A new prison will be built on the site of the mothballed HMP Wellingborough, it has been announced. The Ministry of Justice confirmed the former category C prison as the first site for potential ...
Concerns over self-harm and drug use at Wellingborough prison need 'immediate action', inspector says. HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough opened in March 2022 and has more than 1,600 inmates.
Wellingborough Prison will close by the end of this year with the loss of almost 600 prison places, Kenneth Clarke said today. The Justice Secretary said closing the category C jail in ...
The Ministry of Justice confirmed the former category C prison as the first site for potential redevelopment under the government's modernisation drive. It is part of a scheme to close old ...
An unannounced inspection of a Northamptonshire prison has shone a spotlight on prisoners' high levels of self-harm, 'easy' access to illegal drugs and a high turnover of inexperienced staff. The ...
Concerns over self-harm and drug use at Wellingborough prison need 'immediate action', inspector says. HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough opened in March 2022 and has more than 1,600 inmates.
A new prison will be built on the site of the mothballed HMP Wellingborough, it has been announced. The Ministry of Justice confirmed the former category C prison as the first site for potential ...