Criminal gangs are using 'sophisticated' drones to drop enough drugs to 'destabilise' jails, a scathing new report has ...

Having been made aware of pictures leaked to the BBC of the enormous mushrooms that grow from the walls here at HMP Frankland ...

A prison officer at HMP Frankland in County Durham has told the BBC "there needs to be an urgent change in security measures" across all prisons or staff will die. It comes after the Manchester ...

HMP Frankland has been dubbed 'Monster Mansion' due to crimes committed by its inmates. It opened in 1983 and only holds male prisoners who are over 21 years of age, ...

Hashem Abedi in Belmarsh prison prior to storming the office of its custody manager in 2022. An ex-prison officer at HMP Frankland has revealed he had boiled urine thrown over him and warned a ...

A former colleague of the prison officers who were attacked at HMP Frankland on the weekend has warned that jails are more dangerous for staff now than ever.. The ex-prison officer, who wished to ...

Investigation into HMP Frankland attack continues. 13 April 2025. Share Save. Cachella Smith. BBC News. Share Save. Greater Manchester Police.

News; UK News; Prisons 'I'm prison guard stab victim like at HMP Frankland - there's one way to stop it happening again' Mum-of-two Claire, 50, was forced to sprint 60 yards past some of the most ...

The monthly rate for assaults on staff and other inmates at HMP Frankland, in County Durham, hit 183.8 per 1,000 prisoners – the highest rate since at least 2016, and up from 169.5 last year.

A trial date has been set for a man accused of attempting to murder an inmate with a hammer at a maximum security prison. Damien Bendall, 35, formerly of Killamarsh, Derbyshire, has been charged with ...

A sex offender has died in HMP Frankland in Durham following health complications, after staff failed to open his cell door during a medical emergency.