HMP Northumberland is a category C prison, holding 1348 male offenders, located near the village of Acklington in Northumberland. Sodexo took over the operational management of the prison in 2013.

An inmate claims he carried out a serious assault on a fellow prisoner at HMP Durham in self-defence, fearing he, too, would otherwise be attacked.

Newcastle Crown court heard the illegal deal was exposed when a cell search was carried out at HMP Northumberland and staff found a phone containing damning conversations about drugs and ...

Michael Foster was serving a nine-year sentence for violence when he recruited Marc Bainbridge, employed to uphold the law at HMP Northumberland, to help him break it. With the assistance of ...

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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 CARLISLE cocaine dealer was caught after he sent phone messages to a prison inmate complaining about the “hardship” involved in ...

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 ...

Newcastle Crown court heard the illegal deal was exposed when a cell search was carried out at HMP Northumberland and staff found a phone containing damning conversations about drugs and ...

He is the current director of HMP Northumberland. HMP Berwyn's first governor, Russell Trent - who took up the role in 2015 - was suspended in August after allegations were made against him.