A Worcestershire prison cannot be considered fit as a 21st century jail, a damning inspection report has said. HMP Hewell, a large men’s prison near Redditch, was forced to implement stringent ...

REDDITCH, England – A "dangerous" British prisoner escaped Monday after a prisoner transport vehicle was ambushed on the way to a central England court. Murder suspect John Anslow was en route from ...

Turkish national Mesut Olgun died in hospital six days later ...

Failures by staff might have contributed to the death of a vulnerable prisoner who took his own life on his first night at HMP Hewell, an inquest jury has concluded. Mesut Olgun died in June 2018, six ...

A prison has been told it is not "providing a service fit for the 21st Century" for inmates or staff. The "poor environment" at HMP Hewell, near Redditch in Worcestershire, is highlighted in the ...

Paul Hunt was found guilty of sexually assaulting two female prison officers while on duty at HMP Hewell A prison manager has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two female prison officers while ...

Officials have been told to take stronger action when prisoners refuse food and drink after a Rugby man charged with murder starved himself and died. Surendra Patel died at Alexandra Hospital, ...

A Worcestershire prison has been criticised after a former worker was given a suspended sentence for misconduct following the death of a prisoner. 67 year old Graham Evans was sentenced to nine months ...

A watchdog has found staff did not make frequent enough checks ...