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Federally Death-Sentenced Prisoners Blame New Conditions of Confinement for Recent Prisoner Death

FLORENCE, Colorado – Two federally death-sentenced prisoners filed a complaint alleging that the new conditions of confinement may have played a role in the recent death of a fellow inmate. The prisoners claim that the Bureau of Prisons’ decision to move death-sentenced prisoners to the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, has contributed to the deteriorating mental and physical health of the inmates. They say that the lack of outdoor recreation, minimal …

Britain’s Most Dangerous Serial Killer: Robert Maudsley’s Dark and Violent Journey from His First Crime to Solitary Confinement

LONDON, UK – Robert Maudsley, also known as Britain’s ‘most dangerous serial killer,’ has spent nearly five decades behind bars for his heinous crimes. Currently incarcerated at Category A HMP Wakefield, which is referred to as ‘Monster Mansion’ due to the high-profile offenders it houses, Maudsley’s history of violence and murder has shocked the nation. The now-70-year-old Maudsley committed his first crime in 1974 in London, where he was working as a sex worker. He …

30-Year-Old Felon Put in Solitary Confinement After Violent Attack on Las Vegas Judge

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA- A 30-year-old man, Deobra Redden, has been placed in solitary confinement after launching a violent attack on Judge Mary Kay Holthus during a court hearing. Redden’s outburst occurred after the judge rejected his plea for more probation, leading him to physically assault her. This led to him being classified as a ‘2C’ inmate, the most restrictive category in the Clark County Jail. The incident, which was captured on court video, showed Judge …

British Serial Killer Holds World Record for Solitary Confinement: Locked Up for Nearly 50 Years

A 70-year-old British serial killer, Robert Mawdsley, holds the world record for the most time spent in solitary confinement. Mawdsley has been locked up for nearly 50 years and has spent the last 45 years alone in a glass prison cell in West Yorkshire after murdering three inmates. He was first imprisoned at the age of 21 in 1974 for killing a child predator, John Farrell, and was later sent to a high-security psychiatric hospital …

Serial Killer Robert Mawdsley Celebrates 50th Christmas in Solitary Confinement

After spending his 50th consecutive Christmas behind bars, serial killer Robert Mawdsley continues to be locked up in the UK penal system. Known as Hannibal the Cannibal, Mawdsley was separated from other prisoners in 1978 after killing three inmates. The 70-year-old has been in solitary confinement at Wakefield prison in West Yorkshire for 45 years, which is believed to be a world record. Mawdsley, who was locked up for murder in 1974 at the age …

British Serial Killer Robert Mawdsley Marks 50th Christmas in Solitary Confinement – Record Breaking Timeline in Prison Cells

Wakefield, England – A notorious British killer, Robert Mawdsley, now 70 years old, has marked the 50th year of his incarceration, with 45 of those years spent in solitary confinement. Mawdsley, also known as ‘Hannibal the Cannibal’ due to false reports that he had consumed a victim’s brain, was imprisoned at the age of 21 for the murder of John Farrell in 1974. After being placed in solitary confinement just four years later for killing …