Life inside Iraq's 'Forbidden Zone' controlled by Turkey8 hours agoSimona FoltynBBC World ServiceReporting fromIraqi KurdistanPhil CallerNestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the...
An image of a meagre meal, taken during the inspection of Parc prison (Image: HM Inspectorate of Prisons)Inmates claim that substandard meals are fueling violence at the troubled Parc prison, a...
Tasers in prisons to be trialled after Abedi attack37 minutes agoMaia DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe use of Tasers in prisons will be trialled after guards were injured by the brother of the...
Prison staff to demand electric stun guns in jails1 hour agoGeorge WrightBBC NewsPA MediaPrison officers are to demand that staff be immediately given electric stun guns to protect themselves while...
Prison staff to demand electric stun guns in jails57 minutes agoGeorge WrightBBC NewsPA MediaPrison officers are to demand that staff be given electric stun guns to protect themselves while guarding...
The vicious attack on three prison guards last weekend has helped lift the lid on a crisis within our jails which, if not addressed, seems certain to result in the death of at least one prison...
Anxiety at US colleges as foreign students are detained and visas revoked15 hours agoBrandon Drenon and Robin Levinson-KingBBC News, Washington DC and BostonBBCFor the last few weeks, many foreign...
We didn't need terrorist Hashem Abedi’s alleged ferocious, homicidal attack on three prison officers to know that the 28-year-old is one of the most dangerous prisoners in Britain. His original...
Anxiety at US colleges as foreign students are detained and visas revoked58 minutes agoBrandon Drenon and Robin Levinson-KingBBC News, Washington DC and BostonBBCFor the last few weeks, many foreign...
Review into body armour for prison staff after Abedi attack32 minutes agoAlys DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe Prison Service will conduct a snap review into whether protective body armour should be...
The attack by convicted terrorist and mass murderer Hashem Abedi at HMP Frankland – where he used boiling oil and improvised weapons to injure three prison officers – has stunned the nation. To...
Prison staff could die if security not improved, officer says47 minutes agoSima KotechaSenior UK CorrespondentPA MediaA prison officer at HMP Frankland in County Durham has told the BBC "there needs...
Security checks for radical terrorists were watered down after prisoners complained they “interfered with their religious beliefs”, furious officers have revealed.Justice chiefs were accused of...
Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi was issued a spork just days after launching a boiling oil attack on three prison guards, triggering a warning from one expert about the potential for him...
A survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing has accused Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood of a “catastrophic failure” after Hashem Abedi attacked three prison officers. Martin Hibbert, who was...
Manchester Arena victim disgusted at prison attack54 minutes agoThomas Mackintosh & Tom SymondsBBC NewsGreater Manchester PoliceA Manchester Arena bombing survivor has said he is angry, disgusted...
Just how the hell did it happen that Islamist gangs have taken over British jails? And worse, that a terrorist thought to be THE most dangerous of them all managed to stab and throw boiling oil over...
French prisons came under attack last night with several vehicles set on fire and automatic weapons fired. French justice minister Gerald Darmanin said: "Attempts have been made to intimidate staff...
A former prison governor and expert on extremism has said the brother of the Manchester bomber should be put into isolation after he attacked prison officers last weekend. Ian Acheson made the claims...
Manchester Arena families in 'disbelief' bomber was able to attack officers19 minutes agoDaniel De SimoneInvestigations correspondentHandoutThe families of five people murdered by Hashem Abedi in the...