An inquest has been opened into the death of a prisoner who was serving a custodial sentence in Peterborough. Senior coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, David Hemming, revealed the ...

Security changes to a prison after a child sex offender made a "Spiderman" escape left vulnerable inmates subject to abuse, a report has said. Gintautas Urbonas scaled a "very high" wall to escape ...

A female prison officer had 'intimate relationships' with inmates and 'smuggled cannabis and tobacco' into jail, a court heard. Kayleigh Robson, 29, struck up inappropriate romances with prisoners at ...

A report has been published into the death of a Northampton man at HMP Peterborough after he smoked a legal high known as the “zombie” drug. Aaron Harte, 35, previously of Thursby Street, Northampton, ...

This video shows the shocking moment a man is caught trying to throw a $25K drugs stash into a class-B prison by climbing over the perimeter fence. Hubert Berus, 23, was caught on CCTV several times ...

Inspectors have said the health services at a Cambridgeshire prison have improved after concerns were raised last year. In October 2024, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out a joint ...

An unannounced inspection of HMP Whitemoor, close to Peterborough, has identified ‘significant’ issues that the prison close to Peterborough must address. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to ...