John North, of Darlington, was serving time at HMP Northumberland in Acklington for a series of sexual offences ...

"At the time Michael Foster was a serving prisoner at HMP Northumberland. He arranged for controlled drugs to be smuggled into the prison for supply within it. "His mother, Deborah Foster ...

An HMP Northumberland baking project is working to stop the cycling of reoffending through teaching valuable skills and boosting the self esteem of prisoners.

A rapist who caught after his brave victim spoke out has died in prison.

Officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU), who had worked alongside Counter Corruption Teams at HM Prison Northumberland and HM Prison Durham, spent hundreds of hours ...

Six men have been sentenced for attempting to operate a criminal enterprise whilst in prison. Some of the group were at the ...

Officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU), who had worked alongside Counter Corruption Teams at HM Prison Northumberland and HM Prison Durham, spent hundreds of hours ...

An investigation launched by the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) and the Counter Corruption Teams at HM Prison Northumberland and HM Prison Durham managed to shut down the ...

A number of prison buildings have been closed after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. HMP Northumberland said Raac, or reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, had been found in two ...

On March 23, 2024, just a year-and-a-half into his sentence at HMP Northumberland, Mr Rossiter died in hospital from sepsis caused by an inflamed bowel. A report into his death by the Prison ...

A prison nurse who helped inmates carry out a phone-smuggling racket has kept her freedom. Kimberly Finn, from Boldon, was an agency nurse at HMP Durham when she agreed to pass a package to an ...