INMATES at Britain’s most notorious prison had chips taken off the menu because they couldn’t be trusted to cook with the deep-fat fryers. Lags at HMP Wakefield in Yorkshire – nicknamed ‘Monster ...

Coroner's Officers are appealing for help in tracing any known relatives a man who has passed away at HMP Wakefield.

Trouble flared at HMP Wakefield after problems with deep fat fryers conking out meant chips are now served on a rota basis ...

Safety at HMP Wakefield and New Hall prisons has reached a crisis point, new figures suggest. It comes as a workers' union ...

Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra stressed that efforts would ...

Bickerdike entered Morris’ cell at HMP Wakefield, on January 7, 2023, distracted him and then attacked him from behind. Leeds Crown Court heard that the 26-year-old struck him with an unknown ...

A pervert who raped a girl at hotels has died in prison. Roy Varley had been jailed for 22 years for rape and other sex offences against two young girls. The 63-year-old was also convicted of fraud ...

Christopher Hartley, who was given a lengthy jail sentence for a savage and bloody attack during a house burglary in 2014, attacked the fellow lag at HMP Wakefield without warning. Prosecutor ...

BRITAIN’S most prolific rapist could serve the rest of his 40-year sentence in Indonesia after officials began talks on sending him home. Reynhard Sinaga, 41, was caged for 159 sex offences, ...

Reynhard Sinaga’s parents, Saibun Sinaga and Normawati Silaen, say they have had limited communication with the 41-year-old ...

The alleged offences are said to have taken place at HMP Wakefield between May and August 2023. Sinaga, 41, was jailed in January 2020 for carrying out 159 sex offences, including a string of rapes.