A Dartmoor inmate who attacked and held a prison officer at knifepoint is set to be sentenced later this year. Scott Patterson, of no fixed abode but hailing from Newton Abbot, appeared at ...

Labour MUST reopen Dartmoor prison rather than release dangerous criminals from jail early, Tories demand. ... Meanwhile, HMP Dartmoor is not set to accept inmates until at least 2026.

A man who "genuinely believed" he was going to be murdered in prison and it be made to look like a suicide attempt took a prison officer hostage at knifepoint for three hours, a court heard. Scott ...

A number of inmates have been moved from Dartmoor Prison in Devon after "higher-than-normal" levels of radon gas were detected. The Prison Service said prisoners from the jail in Princetown had ...

A prison was locked down after an officer was taken hostage by an inmate, the government confirmed. The lockdown at HMP Dartmoor started on Tuesday morning and lasted into the afternoon, a ...

HMP Dartmoor is being closed temporarily and its inmates moved elsewhere, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. Around 175 inmates are to be moved from the category C men’s prison in Devon over ...

The report wants to see inmates spend more time outside of their cells. Credit: HM Inspectorate of Prisons The report said: "This failure to invest in the infrastructure meant that the prison had ...

Image caption, HMP Dartmoor inmates have been temporarily moved out of the jail A number of inmates have been moved from Dartmoor Prison in Devon after "higher-than-normal" levels of radon gas ...

A prison was locked down after an officer was taken hostage by an inmate, the government confirmed. The lockdown at HMP Dartmoor started on Tuesday morning and lasted into the afternoon, a ...