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Coroner warns mixed-offence wings risk further deaths after Fosse Way inquest

A coroner has told the Ministry of Justice that housing people convicted of sexual offences alongside other prisoners could lead to more deaths. The ministry says the approach supports rehabilitation.

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Three prisoners given whole life sentences for killing Kyle Bevan at HMP Wakefield

A jury at Leeds Crown Court convicted the three men of killing the 33-year-old in his cell in November last year. The judge told them none will ever leave prison.

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HMP Channings Wood improves, but inspectors warn vulnerable new arrivals faced bullying

The Devon training prison improved in three of four areas since 2018, inspectors found, but newly arrived vulnerable men were placed in dirty cells and faced alleged violence and intimidation.