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Report details widespread drone use at HMP Liverpool
Drone have become a major issue in British prisons, the technology used to smuggle items with an estimated value of up to £1.2 million.
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New figures show assaults on prison staff in England and Wales are at record levels - and have risen 140% in five years.
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New unit to lead crackdown on prison drones
Drones are increasingly being used to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into prisons in England and Wales.
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Inmate decapitated and five killed in Brazilian prison
An inmate has been decapitated and five others have also died at a prison in northern Brazil.
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Counter-terrorism experts to tackle extremism in prisons
A specialist taskforce is being launched by the Government as it steps up efforts to tackle "poisonous" extremism in prisons.
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Escaped prisoner uses hipster disguise to evade capture
Neil Brennan went on the run from an open prison where he was serving an indefinite sentence for attempted murder and a previous escape.
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Rapist moved to women-only prison after sex change
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Government wins injunction to block prison staff strike
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Prison officers get pay rise in bid to boost numbers
The Justice Secretary Liz Truss announced frontline staff at 31 jails will earn up to £5000 more a year amid surging levels of violence.
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Liz Truss warns no 'quick fix' for prison reform
Justice secretary dismisses claims prison population rise is due to 'sentence inflation', saying more serious offenders are being jailed.
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