This Week in Britain’s Prisons
Anastasia2019-09-28T17:36:52+01:00LONG LARTIN SEIGE Prisoners at HMP Long Lartin took control of a wing in the prison this week, forcing prison staff to retreat. 10 prisoners were part [...]
Deep Dive Into HMP Long Lartin
Prisonphone2022-01-06T20:58:01+00:00HMP Long Lartin’s been in the press rather a lot the last two years, for various serious incidents, including two riots, the assault on its governor and four murders. [...]
Category A: Britain’s Maximum Security Prisons
Prisonphone2019-06-10T13:56:57+01:00Homes for the dangerous Category A Prisons- high security prisons where the most dangerous, and difficult to manage, prisoners are kept I [...]
Long Lartin Prison ‘Stable and Well Controlled’
Prisonphone2022-01-06T21:02:57+00:00Long Lartin Prison ‘Stable and Well Controlled’ A prison in Worcestershire that houses some of the UK’s most serious offenders is “stable and well-controlled”, according to inspectors. HMP Long [...]
Plans to Shut “Ageing and Ineffective” Jails Shelved
Prisonphone2017-10-24T11:30:16+01:00Rioting at a high-security jail and the government’s decision to shelve their pledge to shut run-down jails highlight the enormous pressure the prison system is currently under. Dilapidated Victorian prisons [...]
Homes for the Dangerous? Understanding Category A Prisons
Prisonphone2015-09-14T06:49:23+01:00Homes for the Dangerous? Understanding Category A Prisons The UK’s prisons are currently divided into 4 categories – A, B, C and D (open). Generally speaking, category A prisons are [...]
