A post-mortem examination found his cause of death was acute left ventricular failure, while hypertensive heart disease (caused by unmanaged high blood pressure) and steatohepatitis (a type of fatty ...

Prison inspectors have spoken of their "deeply depressing" visit to a Lancashire prison where they frequently smelled cannabis. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons visited HMP Kirkham in October ...

Christopher Kerrigan, from Colwyn Bay, Conwy had been serving more than seven years for wounding when he absconded from HMP Kirkham in October. Lancashire Police said the 22-year-old was detained ...

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During an unannounced inspection of HMP Kirkham in September inspectors said they "frequently smelt cannabis as they walked around". Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor said they found ...

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) also found a worrying rise in cocaine use at HMP Kirkham near Preston. Inspectors urged the prisons minister to clamp down on drug smuggling and mobile ...

During an unannounced visit to category D HMP Kirkham, in Lancashire, inspectors found far too few prisoners were able to get the opportunity to work, with little for the men to do to fill the time.

In the past five years, claims against Lancashire prisons totalled £2,317,066.80, with the highest amount in 2023/24 standing ...