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HMP Lindholme: Two inmates held over prisoner murder | HMP Lindholme: Two inmates held over prisoner murder |
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Two prisoners have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old inmate died at HMP Lindholme near Doncaster. | Two prisoners have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old inmate died at HMP Lindholme near Doncaster. |
South Yorkshire Police said they were contacted by prison officials following the death on Saturday. | South Yorkshire Police said they were contacted by prison officials following the death on Saturday. |
The force said the arrested men were aged 23 and 26. | The force said the arrested men were aged 23 and 26. |
The dead man's family have been informed and a post-mortem examination is due to take place later. | |
HMP Lindholme is classified as a Category C and D prison with a capacity of more than 1,100. | |
The former RAF base opened as a prison in 1985 and houses men over the age of 21, including inmates serving life and indeterminate sentences. | |
An inspection in the summer was highly critical of the jail's wing for low-risk prisoners, which has since been closed. |
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