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Alcoholic hand gel removed from prison after inmates use it to make 'hooch' - Daily Mail 25th September 2009
A prison which installed alcoholic hand gel dispensers to combat swine flu had to withdraw them within hours after a drunken fight between inmates.
Some men apparently drank the stuff neat, while others mixed it with sugar and fruit to make hooch.
Prisoner 'drunk on swine flu gel' - BBC Health News 24th September 2009
A Dorset prison has removed anti-bacterial hand gel pumps, which contain alcohol, after an inmate reportedly got drunk on them.
The gel was made available on Monday at HMP The Verne in Portland to help combat the spread of swine flu.
Transsexual killer wins battle to serve life sentence in a women's jail - The Times 5th September 2009
A transsexual killer who was born a man has won a legal battle to be transferred to a women’s prison.
The prisoner, who was also convicted of attempted rape, will be moved to a women’s jail within weeks after a High Court ruled that the refusal by Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, to transfer her violated her basic human rights and increased her long-term risk to society.
Transexual prisoner wins High Court battle to be moved to women's jail - Daily Mail 5th September 2009
A transsexual killer jailed for trying to rape a woman is to be moved to a women's prison - to protect his human rights.
He will now be housed with hundreds of female inmates after he claimed that serving his sentence in a men's jail was violating his right to live as a woman.
The High Court ruling comes despite a Parole Board warning that he still poses a risk of sex offending.
'Illegal booze worse than drugs in prison' - report - Carlisle News & Star 25th March 2009
ILLEGAL booze brewed by HMP Haverigg inmates is more disruptive than prisoner drug taking.
A scathing report into the prison revealed drunken inmates are more prone to violence than those indulging in illegal drugs.
Scotland's female young offenders living in 'offensive' conditions - The Guardian 11th March 2009
A normal day for inmates at country's sole women-only jail described by prison inspectors as 'completely futile'
Psychopaths' 'early release con' - BBC Health News 9th February 2009
Psychopathic criminals are more likely to be released from prison than non-psychopaths, even though they are more likely to re-offend, a study suggests.
The Canadian research says psychopaths can charm and deceive prison staff and parole boards.
'Too many' mentally ill in jails - BBC Health News 4th February 2009
Thousands of people with mental health problems are ending up in jail rather than receiving treatment, the Prison Reform Trust has said.
Offering mental health and social care instead of custody would relieve pressure on prisons and could cut reoffending rates, the trust argues.
Prison suicides down, but no room for complacency, says minister - The Guardian 2nd January 2008
The number of inmates who kill themselves in jails in England and Wales fell last year, according to figures published yesterday by the Ministry of Justice.
Sixty-one people, including one female inmate, took their own life in 2008, the ministry reported. This was down from 92 in 2007. It is the lowest figure since 1995 when 59 prisoners across the regions killed themselves.
South African prisoners embrace yoga - BBC Health News 24th December 2008
The prisoners at Gruoenpunt Maximum Security prison in Free State province are among the most violent in South Africa.
They have raped, murdered, smuggled drugs or abused children. Many are HIV-positive and can expect to die in jail.
Inside prison their anger boils over and violence is common.
Concern over mentally ill inmates - BBC Health News 4th November 2008
Prison is inappropriate for people with severe mental health problems, according to a report from Scotland's chief inspector of prisons.
Dr Andrew McLellan said there were at least 315 prisoners in Scotland's jails who had a severe and enduring mental illness, 4.5% of the prison population.
Married inmates' suicide analysed - BBC Health News 4th October 2008
Being married makes you more likely to commit suicide in prison, according to an Oxford University study.
Researchers who looked at almost 4,800 cases from 12 countries also found that white males were more likely to take their own lives while in jail.
Number of babies born in prison soars - The Independent 27th October 2008
The number of children born behind bars has almost doubled since Labour came to power, with new figures showing women prisoners currently giving birth at nearly four a week.
Figures from the Ministry of Justice show that 283 children were born in prisons in England and Wales between April 2005 and July this year, an average of 1.7 a week. But 49 babies were born between April and the beginning of July this year alone, almost four a week, meaning the 2008 total could reach nearly 200 if births continue at the same rate, more than double the 64 prison births recorded in 1995-96 before Labour came to power.
Leading article: A prison scandal that should shame us all - The Independent 27th October 2008
The Government's disclosure, in answer to a question tabled by the Liberal Democrats, that an average of 1.7 babies are born each week to women in prison, has a melancholy and Dickensian ring to it. True, the prisons into which these women are serving sentences are not necessarily grim Victorian fortresses, but it is a dismal comment on the state of our society that we even tolerate the idea of so many children spending their first months of life behind bars.
Can nutrients improve behaviour? - BBC Health News 16th September 2008
One thousand young offenders from three prisons in England and Scotland are being recruited for a major trial to see if nutritional supplements can improve behaviour.
The study is being organised by neuroscientist Professor John Stein, of the University of Oxford, whose brother is the chef Rick Stein.
Prisons accused over elderly care - BBC Health News 12th August 2008
Prison bosses in England and Wales have failed to respond to a call to introduce special policies for elderly inmates, the prisons inspector says.
Anne Owers said the response to her 2004 call had been disappointing.
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