Overcrowded prisoners at HMP Durham have been making drugs out of toothpaste and shower gel, a watchdog has revealed.

A prisoner has been charged with attempted murder after a 'serious' assault at a Durham prison. Damien Bendall, has been ...

A man jailed for stabbing two brothers in the neck has been sentenced for attacking prison officers. Jason Jones, 41, was ...

Injury claims from staff who were assaulted by inmates at a County Durham prison have cost more ... According to figures gathered by the HM Prison and Probation Service, 1628 claims have been ...

A man has admitted kidnapping a girl with the intention of raping her. Matthew Hindhaugh, 22, also pleaded guilty to ...

Daniel Mitchell, 42, pleaded guilty Dec. 23 to conspiring to violate the civil rights of an inmate only referred to in court ...

Drugs are "too easily available" at a prison where almost 40% of drug tests came back positive, a watchdog has warned. HMP Inspectorate of Prisons described the figure as "shocking" in its report into ...

A man has been jailed after a drone used to smuggle drugs and phones crashed outside a prison. Simon Woodall's DNA was on ...

Two men have been jailed for attempting to smuggle packages containing illegal goods such as phones and drugs into prisons ...