The Ministry of Justice said this is the first time a direct link has been drawn between increased violence behind bars and the overcrowding crisis. Ministers have vowed to create 14,000 new ...

Hashem Abedi, a plotter of the Manchester Arena bombing, attacked and injured three officers in a separation unit in the high security Frankland jail in County Durham.

The Ministry of Justice said this is the first time a direct link has been drawn between increased violence behind bars and the overcrowding crisis.

Violence remained “excessively high” across the prison estate last year driven by overcrowding, inadequate mental health ...

Three officers were injured in an attack by Manchester Arena bombing plotter Hashem Abedi at Frankland jail in County Durham in April. Police are also investigating an attack by Southport killer ...