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Man found friend dead in chair four days after release from prison
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Neil Yates was not given a 'take home' kit intended to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose upon his release from prison
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798 prisoners from HMP Liverpool and HMP Altcourse released this year
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The two Merseyside prisons accounted for the highest number of prisoners released early in the past year
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His mum was terrified in her own home after what he told her from prison
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Gareth Davies bombarded his mum with threatening phone calls making her feel "terrified in her own home"
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Paedophile hid his horrific crimes for decades until victims spoke out
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Philip Tomlinson was brought to justice years after his horrific sex crimes
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Prison nurse sanctioned for not treating inmate in 'kind and effective manner'
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Katie Blinston resigned and said she would not return to nursing
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Altcourse inmate's heartbreaking 'if I die tonight' message to mum
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A spokesperson for Sodexo told the ECHO that Ryan Baker was receiving "appropriate care"
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She realised what her boyfriend was up to in jail and took matters into her own hands
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The disgruntled girlfriend discovered her behind bars boyfriend had started an affair with a prison officer
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Prison officer sent Moonpig cards to inmate boyfriend who bought her flowers and night at Premier Inn
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She signed the Moonpig cards from 'your baby face KK' which were found in his cell
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Guard to go on Tenerife holiday before being sentenced after 'sexual activity with inmate in his cell'
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Guard also smuggled 'unauthorised items' into HMP Altcourse during 'inappropriate relationship' with criminal
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Altcourse inmates warned about possible water 'contamination'
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A spokesperson for the HMP Altcourse said "the prison regimen operates as normal"
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Thug boasted he would avoid jail for abusing girlfriend but he was wrong
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Thug also said he would post explicit images of partner on social media and called her up to 100 times a day
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Prisoner died at his mum's house days after release from HMP Altcourse
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Michael Woodward told the prison and probation service he was not abusing substances
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HMP Altcourse slammed after man who made fake 999 call dies in his cell
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A report by the Prisons and Probation Service found the prison had failed to properly monitor Adrian Green's high blood pressure
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Man escaped from van on his way to Altcourse prison
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When prison officers stopped the van and opened his cell door, Paul Lupu forced his way past them and fled on foot after a struggle.
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List of the forbidden items found in prisoners' cells in HMP Liverpool, Altcourse and HMP Berwyn
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Confiscated items from HMP Liverpool, Altcourse and Berwyn
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Christmas menus prisoners will be having this year from mince pies to noodles
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What prisoners are eating in HMP Liverpool and HMP Berwyn from their festive menus
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Sledgehammer gang bank robber who stole £1.3m died while wanted by police
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Ian Stewart and five other gang members targeted Natwest, Barclays and RBS banks and Post Offices
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Prisoner goaded suicidal man then attacked guards who tried to stop him
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Wade Walsh bit two prison officers and gouged one of them in the eye
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We're looking beyond the headlines to explore life in our prisons
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Everyone thinks they know what life is like on the inside but only those who've lived it can truly know
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'Monster' priest who abused kids for decades dies after refusing treatment
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Father John Murphy ruined the lives of at least 10 boys between the 1960s and 80s.
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Prisoner who heard voices from 'pig man' died at jail where mental health care 'not of required standard'
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An investigation found Francis Chadwick's mental health needs were "not consistently acted upon or followed up"
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Paedophile magician 'Professor Paulos' seriously injured after being attacked in prison
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Fellow inmate told children's entertainer to the stars 'that's what you get for fiddling with kids'
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Thug threw scalding liquid in prison guard's face
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Dean Watkins attacked two prison officers on two separate occasions
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'Frail' child predator dies in jail just months into sentence
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David Palin was jailed for 12 years for multiple sex crimes against children
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