Yorkshire prisons and their most notorious inmates

By Helen Johnson
Published 3rd Apr 2019, 10:26 GMT
Updated 3rd Apr 2019, 15:39 GMT

Yorkshire has many prisons, including high-security Category A facilities housing some of the UK’s best-known killers, sex offenders and robbers.

Charles Bronson, Ian Huntley and Robert Maudsley are just some of the notorious criminals who have been locked up in the county’s jails.

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Here are 7 Yorkshire prisons and their infamous inmates, past and present.

Tracie Andrews was a former inmate at Askham Grange prison, North Yorkshire. Andrews was found guilty of the murder of her fianc, Lee Raymond Dean Harvey on 1 December 1996. She served 14 years before being released from prison.placeholder image
Tracie Andrews was a former inmate at Askham Grange prison, North Yorkshire. Andrews was found guilty of the murder of her fianc, Lee Raymond Dean Harvey on 1 December 1996. She served 14 years before being released from prison.
Donald Neilson, known as the Black Panther, was a robber, kidnapper and murderer, who killed three people during robberies of sub-post offices between 1971 and 1974. He was a former inmate at Full Sutton.placeholder image
Donald Neilson, known as the Black Panther, was a robber, kidnapper and murderer, who killed three people during robberies of sub-post offices between 1971 and 1974. He was a former inmate at Full Sutton.
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