Cleveland Police William Dunlop was jailed for life in 2006 A murderer who was only jailed for killing a woman after a change in the double jeopardy law will not be moved to an open prison, despite a recommendation by the Parole Board. William Dunlop strangled Julie Hogg, 22, and hid her body beneath a...
Sima Kotecha Senior UK correspondent BBC Messages included jokes about someone who was said to be at risk of taking their life Leaked messages show prison staff at a Welsh prison laughing at violent encounters with inmates and making fun of self-harm incidents. In them, one staff member at privately run HMP Parc in Bridgend...
A prison governor accused of being in a relationship with a gang boss inmate said she had always been a “hands-on” person, but denied any wrongdoing. Kerri Pegg, 42, was allegedly gifted a £12,000 Mercedes car by Anthony Saunderson, who used the name Jesse Pinkman, a meth dealer in the TV show Breaking Bad, during...
Funding to support the “hidden issue” of children in Devon who have had a parent sent to prison is set to continue. The Not My Sentence support programme was developed in Devon in 2022 with one-to-one support from trained youth workers for young people with a close family member in jail. Topics include understanding the...
Will Grant Mexico, Cuba and Central America correspondent Reporting fromSan Salvador Courtesy of Gertrudis Pineda Gertrudis Pineda insists her son Oscar is not a criminal The lack of tangible information about her son Oscar – one of 238 Venezuelans deported by the US to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador – has driven Gertrudis Pineda...
PA Media Kerri Pegg denies misconduct in a public office and possessing criminal property A prison governor was in a relationship with the boss of a drug-dealing gang who went by the name of a character from hit US crime drama Breaking Bad, a court has heard. Kerri Pegg, 42, was given a £12,000 Mercedes...
A man who is currently serving 42 weeks in prison for shoplifting has been sentenced to serve an additional 14 weeks after being charged with further offences in Devon, police say. Craig Sawyer, 51, appeared at Newton Abbot Magistrates’ Court via video link on 12 March, where he pleaded guilty to an additional five counts...