Tag: HMP Durham
over 1 year ago
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A One Off drama that turns real life prison experience into art

Review of prison-set drama One Off which is having its premiere run at Live Theatre in Newcastle until November 26

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about 2 years ago
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Paedophile pensioner died behind bars after catching Covid at HMP Durham

William Jewitt died from Covid just weeks after he was sentenced to five-and-a-half years for two sexual assaults on ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Drug smuggling prisoner 'with £2,000 debt on his head' found dead in HMP Durham

Police believe Richard Reed, 39, "deliberately engineered" a prison sentence in order to pay off the debt

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almost 3 years ago
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'Zombie' prisoner who died had smuggled drugs into HMP Durham with a Kinder Egg

Liam Clerkson was just hours into his sentence when he was found slumped over a toilet in his cell

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almost 3 years ago
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HMP Durham criticised by watchdog after prisoner died from Covid

Andrew Clark had been recalled to the Category B prison to serve the rest of a 32 month sentence for violence

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about 3 years ago
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HMP Durham prisoner who asked for protection found dead in his cell

Derek Stewart had only been inside the County Durham prison for a fortnight before he died

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about 3 years ago
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Dad-of-seven found dead in HMP Durham cell had cocktail of drugs in his system

A watchdog has ruled 'much more needs to be done' to keep drugs out of the County Durham prison following a string of...

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over 3 years ago
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HMP Durham guards told to 'whistle' in an emergency after prisoner dies

A watchdog has now criticised the lack of radios given to staff, after guard who came to help had to shout for help -...

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over 3 years ago
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HMP Durham taking 'precautionary measures' after number of positive Covid cases

The prison service said they will 'continue to closely monitor the situation'

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over 3 years ago
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Woman jailed after trying to smuggle drugs to her husband in prison

Sarah McDevitt was caught trying to pass a package containing cocaine to her husband while visiting him at HMP Durham

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over 3 years ago
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HMP Durham brings in X-ray body scanners in crackdown on drug smuggling

The new scanners, developed specifically for the Prison Service, allow staff to see instantly whether prisoners are s...

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almost 4 years ago
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Paedophile dies after cruel illness left him 'choking and struggling to breathe'

83-year-old Ronald Curran was just months into a 15 year sentence at HMP Durham when he died

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almost 4 years ago
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Prison officer spared jail over 'bizarre' email about witness in Medomsley trial

John McGee’s father, also called John, was jailed for his part in the mistreatment of young inmates at Medomsley Dete...

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about 4 years ago
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'Overcrowded' prison can't move inmates on as other jails refuse to take them

HMP Durham’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) says that 'cherry picking' by the country's jails - including some wh...

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about 4 years ago
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Double tragedy after prisoner, 32, died less than a week after his mum

HMP Durham has been criticised after it emerged the prisoner's mum had died days before he found out

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about 4 years ago
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X-ray scanners to be introduced at prison to combat drugs and weapon smuggling

HMP Durham has been identified as one of the UK's 'most challenging' prisons

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over 4 years ago
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Murderer who was hooked on spice in prison died after being rushed to hospital

Convicted killer Richard Mook had been locked up inside North East jails since 1995

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over 4 years ago
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HMP Durham inmate found hanged with drawing of a broken heart

Raymond Mulligan was found dead five days after he arrived at HMP Durham

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over 4 years ago
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Depressed HMP Durham sex offender 'not allowed' to see son on his death bed

Prisoner was serving a 16 year sentence at the North East jail for sickening crimes

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over 4 years ago
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Child rapist's wife 'shunned his funeral' after dying in HMP Durham cell

Sex offender was just months into a 17 year sentence at North East prison

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over 4 years ago
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'Troubled' HMP Durham inmate, 30, found dead in cell

He took his life weeks after telling his mum 'people were going to murder him'

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almost 5 years ago
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Serial killer Rose West is 'forced to give up baking' behind bars

The evil serial killer reportedly bakes cakes to win the affection of fellow prisoners - but unfortunately her new ja...

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almost 5 years ago
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Prisoner found dead in cell after claims he was being bullied over drug debt

An investigation into the 29-year-old's death found he claimed he was being bullied behind bars

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almost 5 years ago
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Thug who brutally stabbed his ex 'found hanging in his cell'

Brute killed himself days after finding out he was serving extra years behind bars - not the days he had expected

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about 5 years ago
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Villagers speak out as ex-footballer Adam Johnson returns after prison release

Former footballer Adam Johnson lived in leafy Castle Eden before he was locked up for child sex offences

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about 5 years ago
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'Ashamed' sex offender killed himself after just two days in jail

Scott Page, who was locked up inside HMP Durham, did not want to cause his family 'more heartache and pain'

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over 5 years ago
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Rule-breaking prisoners locked up for extra 47 YEARS at North East jails

Research found more than 17,000 days of additional imprisonment were handed out to North East prisoners

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over 5 years ago
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The places Theresa May should have visited to see impact of cuts and Brexit

The Prime Minister paid a visit to Sage and Reece Group - but we've thought of a few places she missed seeing

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almost 6 years ago
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Five things you may have missed in the Rolando Aarons bar brawl sentencing

Aarons' and three others were handed suspended sentences at Newcastle Crown Court on Tuesday, while one defendant rem...

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almost 7 years ago
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Henry Blofeld announces retirement tour with Newcastle date

It's not over and out yet for Blowers as 2018 theatre tour promises a last chance to catch up with the golden voice o...

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over 7 years ago
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Concerns raised by campaigners over suicide rate at troubled HMP Northumberland

Campaigners the Howard League for Penal reform demanded action, as it is revealed that the UK-wide prison suicide rat...

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