Prison officer jailed for smuggling £10,000 of drugs

A MAN caught helping to get drugs, mobile phones and a flick knife into a North-East prison is now behind bars himself.

David John Ireland, 34, from North Shields, has been given a 16-month prison sentence after previously pleading guilty to three counts of conveying a prohibited

A MAN caught helping to get drugs, mobile phones and a flick knife into a North-East prison is now behind bars himself.

David John Ireland, 34, from North Shields, has been given a 16-month prison sentence after previously pleading guilty to three counts of conveying a prohibited

Despite identifying a number of failures, the ombudsman has ruled Jess received a 'good level of care' from staff

An independent investigation into the death of a woman, who was encouraged to kill herself by other inmates, has revealed concerns about a culture of bullying at HMP Eastwood

PUBLISHED: 12:45 18 February 2019

Chris Murphy

Timothy Sheritt was jailed for more than a year. Photo: City of London Police

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PCSOs were called yesterday to Sainsbury’s on Archer Road in Millhouses to reports of a driver smoking drugs whilst driving, and detained the man until officers arrived.

The vehicle was subsequently searched and class B drugs were found. However, as officers had not witnessed the