Safety at HMP Wakefield and New Hall prisons has reached a crisis point, new figures suggest. It comes as a workers' union has warned the increase of violence in prisons across England is "totally out ...

Donald Wakefield, who was serving a sentence of seven to 10 years out of Sarpy County for fourth offense driving under the ...

INMATES at Britain’s most notorious prison had chips taken off the menu because they couldn’t be trusted to cook with the deep-fat fryers. Lags at HMP Wakefield in Yorkshire – nicknamed ‘Monster ...

The cell where Harold Shipman was held in a top security prison was said to be 'haunted' after his suicide in the 'Monster Mansion'. He had been moved into Wakefield Prison's cell D336 ...

Prisoners at HMP Wakefield have been on a restricted diet after breaking their deep-fat fryers Credit: Alamy Jail bosses made the controversial decision after six fryers broke or were smashed up ...

Trouble flared at HMP Wakefield after problems with deep fat fryers conking out meant chips are now served on a rota basis ...

Officers at the Wakefield Coroner's Office request assistance tracing the relatives of Stephen Makin, aged 66, who resided at ...

Violence at HMP Wakefield has soared by 63 per cent in ... a rise of 63 per cent. In the past year prisoners have also made an astonishing 2,644 official complaints. Among them 84 of the ...

The head of the independent sentencing review has told LBC he wants to see some women’s prisons being shut down and used to ...