Fewer full-time staff were working at Wakefield prison last year, new figures show. It comes as the prison workforce across England and Wales hit an all-time high. But a union raised concerns over ...

Safety at Wakefield prison has reached a crisis point, new figures suggest. It comes as a workers' union has warned the increase of violence in prisons across England is "totally out of control".

The quadruple killer, once considered the most dangerous prisoner in the system, has been transferred from Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire to HMP Whitemoor in March, Cambridgeshire, 125 miles away.

Robert Maudsley, a man who is often dubbed the most dangerous serial killer in Britain, is no stranger to making unusual requests from his glass-caged cell. The quadruple murderer, in his 70s, was ...

Mick Philpott, 68, was ambushed by another inmate armed with a metal container at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire ... Philpott escaped a worse beating as prison guards rushed in to break things ...

Prison chiefs are trying to prevent violence behind bars by painting the walls soothing colours. England’s newest jail, which is the first to be partly built by prisoners, has a mix of “autumn ...

Aklakar Rahman, 38, has been sentenced for a string of attacks on prison officers using self ... HMP Lincoln and HMP Wakefield, using improvised weapons to stab at his victims' heads and necks.

"It is difficult, and it is awful." There were 10,496 assaults against prison staff in England and Wales in the 12 months to September - a 19% rise on the previous year. "The reality is there's no ...

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) in an investor presentation on Friday said it plans to redomicile the parent company from England and Wales to Bermuda. The real estate services provider is seeking ...