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The Latest Breaking News from HMP Durham

Former actor guilty of assaulting ex-partner the day after early prison release

Heavily tattooed Jason Hoganson, 53, was photographed raising a thumb as he was released from HMP Durham on September 10 last year.

Evening Standard

Purse-snatching thief dies just days after being released from HMP Durham

Convicted thief Brian Kerr was released from prison but died just 10 days after his release

Chronicle Live

HMP Durham prisoner had cocktail of drugs in system after being found dead in cell

Joseph Price died in his cell on September 20, 2020 - just 10 days after arriving at HMP Durham on remand

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Birtley lout attacked police officer just TWO HOURS after prison release

Andrew MacPhail had just got out of HMP Durham when he kicked a constable after being arrested for being drunk and disorderly

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HMP Durham prisoner found hanging in cell day after officers used 'unjustified' restraints

Convicted robber Michael Smith was was found unresponsive in his cell on the segregation unit

Chronicle Live

Former Durham prisoner turned writer brings his remarkable story to the stage with new play

Raising the bar - success story Ric Renton will star in November premiere at Live Theatre of his play One Off which recounts his experiences in HMP Durham

Chronicle Live

Rose West and Myra Hindley 'ended prison love affair after row over who was most famous'

Rose West and Myra Hindley are claimed to have had a romance while both were prisoners at HMP Durham - but their relationship quickly turned sour and there was no turning back

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Prolific Tyneside thief jailed after leaving blood at scene during mobile phone crime spree

Michael Surtees had previously appeared on the Channel 4 documentary 'Prison' during a stint at HMP Durham

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Evil, jealousy and romance: What really happened when Myra Hindley met Rose West behind bars

The gruesome pair are alleged to have briefly been lovers while locked up together in HMP Durham

Manchester Evening News

Convicted killer's brutal razor blade attack caused fellow HMP Durham inmate to lose an eye

Murderer Derek Pallas has been jailed a further 11 years for a gruesome attack which blinded a prisoner in one eye

Chronicle Live

New calls to solve over-crowding problem at HMP Durham as report finds inmates still sharing one person cell

There are also concerns about the lack of health checks prisoners receive on arrival, and the huge rise in the number of "unsentenced" inmates who have been at the remand prison for more than a year

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HMP Durham prisoner 'lunged' at female prison officer with razor blade

Jonathan Adams, 24, 'rushed' at the prison guard in January 2020

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