Tag: HMP Dartmoor
5 months ago
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Dartmoor prisoner blames Covid for having mobile phone in cell

Fatling Bahnjaku was caught with a mobile phone within days of being jailed

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6 months ago
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Dartmoor prisoner caught with mobile phone in his cell

James Cannon was found with a phone while in HMP Dartmoor - but claimed it was because prison authorities did not giv...

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6 months ago
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Dartmoor prison spends £10k so inmates can learn to 'make music with their body'

The 'cognitive-based therapy workshops' are to help inmates manage their anger

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10 months ago
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Dartmoor Prison's most notorious escapes including mad axeman who went to feed a pony

Some infamous criminals have pulled off some incredible escapes, earning themselves nicknames such as 'Foxy' and 'Rub...

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11 months ago
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Arrest made after Dartmoor prison officer taken hostage

No one was injured in the incident but one man has been arrested

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about 1 year ago
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Dartmoor, Exeter and Channings Wood prison officers to be given body-worn video cameras

Government is rolling out 13,000 new cameras to public sector prisons across country after study found BWV's improved...

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about 1 year ago
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Plymouth man to face trial for trying to smuggle drugs and phones into HMP Dartmoor

Talon Snelson - currently at HMP Channings Wood - is accused of sending synthetic cannabis, mobile phones and SIM car...

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over 1 year ago
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Plymouth people are 'at risk' if Dartmoor Prison 'not brought up to scratch'

There are concerns that staff and the public could be put at risk from non-rehabilitated prisoners

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over 1 year ago
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Dartmoor Prison inmates locked up for 23 hours a day due to staff shortages

The Independent Monitoring Board found staff shortages have led to continuing problems at the aging prison, which was...

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over 1 year ago
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Dartmoor Prison riot which saw prisoners save warden's life was sparked by 'watery porridge'

The jail was set on fire during a mass disturbance in 1932 - led by the ‘motorcar bandits’

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over 1 year ago
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Investigation after killer 'takes selfies' in Dartmoor Prison

“We can confirm this matter has been referred to the police for investigation"

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over 1 year ago
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Stephen Lawrence's killer David Norris referred to police after ‘taking selfies from cell’

“We can confirm this matter has been referred to the police for investigation"

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about 2 years ago
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Volunteers needed to safeguard Dartmoor prisoners

Government U-turn on proposed closure means HMP Dartmoor will continue to house convicts - and watchdog needs people ...

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over 2 years ago
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HMP Dartmoor prisoner acquitted of slashing fellow inmate in showers with razor

Michael Popo, aged 58, has been found not guilty of cutting the naked man to his face and bicep

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over 2 years ago
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Prisoner denies slashing inmate in showers at HMP Dartmoor

Michael Popo, aged 58, admits a punch but said he never wielded a razor against the naked man

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over 2 years ago
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'HMP Dartmoor inmate slashed naked fellow prisoner with razor in showers'

Michael Popo, aged 58, cut the man to his face and arm because he mistakenly thought he had laughed at him, Plymouth ...

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over 2 years ago
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Prisoner 'could have killed' fellow inmate when he jumped on his head and kicked him in the face

Savage thug George Grimes broke man's nose and a tooth but could have killed him, judge warns

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over 2 years ago
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Watchdog urges Dartmoor Prison gets investment before closure

Independent Monitoring Board's latest report on HMP Dartmoor notes how Covid has meant a year of "extensive lock-up t...

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over 2 years ago
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Murderer and Cornwall woman send prisoners Spice-soaked letters

Convicted killer Craig Rouget and Katie Hayes from Hayle in plot to smuggle drugs and phones into HMP Dartmoor

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over 2 years ago
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Dartmoor Prison wins prestigious trophy for 'best kept prison garden' in England and Wales

Gardeners at Dartmoor have installed planters and raised beds to transform the 200-year-old prison and bring colour t...

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almost 3 years ago
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Dartmoor prison had 'Spice' worth £21,000

Inmate Ben Foster had seven sheets of paper soaked in the drug, a court heard

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almost 3 years ago
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Dartmoor prisoner made a toilet brush into a weapon

Convicted burglar Lee Powell, aged 44, had makeshift weapons to protect himself from attack, a court heard

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almost 3 years ago
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Prisoner done for dealing drugs keeps getting caught with phones

Depressed Calum Sheppard, aged 26, used the handsets to call family and friends

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about 3 years ago
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Man jailed for dealing cocaine died of accidental hanging at HMP Dartmoor

Corin Bonaparte was jailed in 2016 after police found weapons, cocaine and heroin at what judge called a "drugs suppl...

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about 3 years ago
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Man took selfies boasting about his 'soft' life in prison

Designer-loving Jason Crocker, who posted pictures on Facebook from prison boasting of his criminal exploits, used th...

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about 3 years ago
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Dartmoor prison staff still recovering from Christmas outbreak

Union officials say prison was 'hit hard' over Christmas with more than 50 positive cases including dozens of staff

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about 3 years ago
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Irate prisoner bit policeman and threatened to 'chin' him

Edward Hockin told the court he was finally wanted to get his life back on track but judge told him he had to take re...

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about 3 years ago
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Prison inmate put lives at risk by starting fire in his cell

Serial arsonist Nar Rai, aged 29, piled paper on his bed to feed flames which sent thick smoke through the room

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