MANY people going through the criminal justice system in Cumbria will find themselves housed at HMP Durham. The prison houses a significant number of inmates from Cumbria. It serves as a reception and ...

Five inmates at County Durham's monster mansion died in just eight days last month - including one on Christmas Day. Investigations into each of their deaths are underway, with Prisons and Probation ...

A large number of prison guards in riot gear have stormed a North East prison. Dozens of staff wore helmets and carried ...

Three prisoners were taken to hospital after a disturbance broke out at HMP Deerbolt, The Northern Echo understands.

A man who raped and murdered a schoolgirl has died in a County Durham prison. Viktors Dembovskis, who was serving three life ...

A man smuggled drugs into a North East prison and passed them to a prisoner hidden in a packet of biscuits. Peter Dawson ...

Peter Dawson was seen pretending to pick something up from the floor before placing the drugs on a packet of biscuits, a ...