It's been revealed that 10 inmates of Exeter prison died last year, and four of those deaths were suicides. Those are among the highest numbers in the country and have provoked alarm from the Howard League for Penal Reform.
It's called for urgent Government action to tackle overcrowding and staff shortages, along with wider measures to prevent people with addictions or mental health problems committing crimes and ending up behind bars, where they are at high risk of self-harm and suicide.
Up to 60 more homes heading to East Devon
Plans for houses in Woodbury
Tourists to pay extra in South Devon car parks
Council warned not to punish towns with parking charge hike
Rise in violence among girls in Plymouth
There are three hotspot areas in the city
Major 2025 South Devon arts festival postponed
'There are just too many pieces of the jigsaw missing'
Council stands with farmers and writes to PM
It's a vindictive unfair approach to taxation" says member
£3 million of devolution cash for affordable North Devon homes
More than 80 homes will be delivered
