Staff at a scandal-hit local prison have reported a host of poor working conditions including no running water and lack of protective kit. Prison officers at privately-operated HMP Altcourse have ...

Reports have emerged of inmates "passing out" amidst the heatwave conditions at a UK prison, sparking fears for their safety and wellbeing among their partners. Partners of two prisoners at Altcourse ...

THE number of mobile phones being smuggled into Altcourse prison in Liverpool is rising, according to a new report. The Fazakerley jail was singled out for its “lack of progress” installing a deviator ...

What started as an anonymous tip-off quickly grew into a disturbing insight into life behind bars at HMP Liverpool. The problems inside the UK's prisons are not new and have been well-documented - ...

Over a third of inmates at one of the UK's busiest prisons tested positive for drugs with debts leading to terrifying threats and gang-related violence. Privately-run HMP Altcourse in Fazakerley has ...

A probe has been launched after a 92-year-old man died in HMP Altcourse. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO), which independently investigates all deaths in custody, confirmed it launched the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lucy Thornton, 28, was jailed after admitting two counts of misconduct in a public office. (SWNS) A female prison officer who ...

Investigations into two Merseyside prisons have found high volumes of drug use and targeted organised crime groups, reporting by the Liverpool Echo showed. Problems at United Kingdom prisons are not ...