The prison takes inmates from the Cumbrian court system, making it a primary destination for many in the county. At present, the prison is home to around 1,000 inmates. It is a Georgian era Category B ...

Five inmates at County Durham's monster mansion died in just eight days last month - including one on Christmas Day. Investigations into each of their deaths are underway, with Prisons and Probation ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man smuggled drugs into a North East prison and passed them to a prisoner hidden in a packet of biscuits. Peter Dawson smuggled ...

A large number of prison guards in riot gear have stormed a North East prison. Dozens of staff wore helmets and carried ...

An army of prison guards bearing riot shields and helmets stormed a County Durham prison after disorder broke out.

A prison worker who suffered a cardiac arrest in the employee gym at HMP Durham has been reunited with those who saved his life. Civil servant Joe McIlwraith started his working day as normal last ...

He smuggled in 70 tablets into HMP Durham but was caught as he passed them to a prisoner ...