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The Sun
21 hours ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Brutal El Salvador prisons would see sickos like Ian Huntley in actual CAGES – here's how it solves Keir's broken system
SO how angry were you when you learned that the sadistic child killer Ian Huntley is swanning around jail dressed in a football top like that worn by the two little girls he smothered to death? Because I confess I was close to loading up a sock with some snooker balls and making my way down to HMP Frankland to, er, offer him a quick frame. 7 7 What a vile conniving monster the murderer of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman continues to be. But as we no longer subject even our cruellest killers to the death penalty we have to endure their constant presence. And this means giving them everything from basic food and shelter to more generous treats such as PlayStations and female prison officers to roger. Now we must add a free pass to mock the families of those whose lives they wiped out. Well if Nigel Farage becomes PM such soft touch incarceration and belligerent behaviour could be a thing of the past. Reform UK 's no-nonsense leader plans to send beasts like Huntley to the kind of gruesome jails where lags do not even wear T-shirts. His big idea to curb Britain's prison crisis is to strike deals with foreign nations to house the criminals we no longer have room for. And one such destination would be El Salvador, the crime -ridden Central American nation, where his pal, Donald Trump, has already been shipping his undesirables. El Savador's notorious mega prisons hold such a fascination that it is impossible to turn on Channel 5 without finding at least one programme dedicated to their brutality. Conditions are the stuff of nightmares, with murderers, rapists and psychopaths crammed into actual CAGES. Evil Soham murderer Ian Huntley sparks fury with vile taunt to his ten-year-old victims behind bar Illuminated day and night by deliberately harsh artificial lights, inmates — mostly gang members plastered in tattoos — face a constant threat of violence. Even Beelzebub would find the 40,000 capacity Terrorism Confinement Center a little extreme. Known as Cecot, it jams up to 80 lags into each cell for 23.5 hours a day on metal bunk beds with no mattresses. There are no books, cards, TV, or letters from home for the inmates, who are also forbidden from having visitors. Once you're in, you might as well cease to exist. And many literally do. Around 80 prisoners are killed each year. This is proper hard time. Of course Nigel's headline-grabbing ruse is like many of his grand plans — sketched out on the back of a fag packet after a few pints of mild in a seaside town boozer. Another bit of red meat to chuck at an increasingly fed-up electorate who just cannot see any of those cretins in the Labour or Tory parties making any difference. But where Nigel leads, our more established politicians follow. Former human rights lawyer Keir Starmer knows he is guaranteed to be toast in 2029 if he doesn't listen carefully to what Reform is saying. And he should pay particularly close attention to this idea with our nicks now 'dangerously full', according to his own prisons minister, James Timpson. Keir dropped the ball early on how to fix this by letting out a whole host of swaggering scumbags — only for some of them to immediately offend again. The former Chief Prosecutor has sent thousands of people to prison but now simply cannot be trusted to properly deal with criminals. Brits are fed up living in increasingly crime-plagued towns and cities, where stabbings, burglaries — and worse — are a daily occurrence. As a Sun On Sunday poll revealed at the weekend, half of us think Britain has become a 'lawless country'. Sir Keir's bed-wetting North London chums might wince at the 'barbaric' idea of sending our bad apples to some godforsaken foreign hellhole but he can be damn sure most voters won't. After all, this is a country where the majority of people, when polled, agree with bringing back the death penalty. That's never going to happen but shipping the worst animals in our society off to El Salvador is certainly an attractive alternative — and one hell of a deterrent. And if Sir Keir is worried about the ramifications of stealing an idea off someone else, he can relax. Our justice system is now so broken thieves get away scot-free. HOOKED ON PoW DRAMA 7 I ALWAYS feel nervous when a book I love is adapted for film or TV. So it was with some trepidation that I tuned in to watch The Narrow Road To The Deep North on BBC1 on Sunday night. Australian Richard Flanagan's 2013 novel – inspired by his dad's ordeal on the Burma Death Railway in WW2 – is one of the best things I've ever read. It literally took my breath away with its heartbreaking depiction of life as a Japanese POW in the sweltering jungles of Thailand. So I was pleased to learn that the Jacob Elordi -fronted drama does not disappoint, beautifully capturing both the brutality of Japanese officers and the tender love story of its central characters. With all episodes now on iPlayer, it's the only thing I'll be watching this week. CYCLING HELMET 7 I OFTEN cycle to and from work so feel duty-bound to defend my fellow cyclists from the boring complaints of those angry drivers who think we're all just in their bloody way. And then I see something like this at my local Sainburys and all solidarity goes out the (car) window. I mean what kind of selfish bastard does such a thing? GAME, SET AND MATCH TO AI MIA THE impossibly beautiful Mia Zelu certainly captured the world's attention as she posted her Wimbledon antics all over social media. There she was looking all cute in the bleachers and posing with a glass of the ubiquitous Pimms. What a lucky lass, snaring a scarce ticket to this glorious event – so thought her followers, over 40,000 of whom liked her Instagram pictures. Only one problem, it was all a load of cobblers. 'Mia' doesn't exist and is simply an AI 'storyteller'. Game, set and match to the robots! SHOULD DU BEKE GO TOO? 7 BBC loyalists are apparently engaged in a fight to save their hapless director-general Tim Davie as he stumbles from one crisis to another. It's not hard to understand why they want to ensure his survival – they know he will always save THEM. Because that's the thing about Tim's BBC – when the s**t hits the proverbial, it's only the badly behaved stars who get the boot (eventually), never those who enabled them. That said, I'm somewhat confused as to why John Torode was sacked while the ridiculous Anton Du Beke is still on the BBC. In 2009 Anton – real name Tony Beke – famously said his dance partner Laila Rouass – an actress of Indian and Moroccan heritage – looked like a P***, causing her to storm out. Arguably a more serious racist incident than quoting a pop song or joshing with someone who took no offence. Yet he's still mincing about on primetime BBC One while the show's official website breathlessly describes him as 'part of the Strictly furniture'. CHEAT'S CODE 7 POOR old Andy Byron may well be heading to the divorce courts after canoodling his not-so-secret lover at that Coldplay gig. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but I have a simple tactic that he'll be kicking himself for not employing on that fateful night. One that would have made him a hero rather than the world's most ridiculed man. And that is . . . when the camera panned to him and his mistress he should have simply gripped her even tighter, pulled her back and mouthed theatrically 'Stop! Don't jump!'
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Ian Huntley whines he is 'being picked on' after guards storm his cell and seize football shirt, DVDs and photos of ex-lover Maxine Carr
Soham child killer Ian Huntley has had his No 10 Manchester United-style shirt - an apparent vile taunt about his victims - confiscated by prison guards following a major backlash, insiders have claimed. Guards stormed the killer's cell at HMP Frankland, Durham, where he is serving two life sentences with a minimum of 40 years for murdering 10-year-olds Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells at his home in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002. A photo of the schoolgirls wearing matching Manchester United shirts - tragically taken on the day Huntley lured them into his house - became synonymous with the desperate search which gripped the country. In what appears to be a sick jibe, Huntley is understood to have been 'strutting around' prison wearing a red shirt with a white number 10 - the age of his victims - on the back. Despite prisoners being barred from wearing tops of the football teams they support, Huntley is said to have ordered the top from Sports Direct, making it 'as close to a Man Utd top as he can'. A source told The Sun: 'They turned over Huntley's cell and confiscated the shirt. 'He won't be getting it back and has been warned about his vile behaviour.' It's understood framed pictures of Huntley with his former fiancée Maxine Carr - who was sentenced to 42 months in prison for helping Huntley cover his tracks by providing a false alibi - and other items including DVDs were also seized. Sources said Huntley was 'moaning' that he was being 'picked on and treated unfairly'. The Sun reports that Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood was made aware of Huntley's shirt and was happy to hear it had been seized. It is understood that because Huntley was not wearing an actual football shirt, he had not broken any prison rules by wearing it. The move was criticised by Robert Jenrick who said Huntley should not be 'swanning around' in jail insulting the memory of his victims. The Tory shadow justice secretary said it should be 'ripped off his back' by prison guards. An image of both girls wearing matching Man Utd tops was one of the last haunting images of them before they went missing. They were later discovered by police burned and dumped in a bin. Despite being responsible for the murders, Huntley gave TV interviews and joined in searches while his then-girlfriend Maxine Carr gave him a false alibi. Carr even showed off an end-of-term card the girls had sent her, covered in loving comments and kisses. Huntley, meanwhile, repeatedly spoke of how he was the last person to see the girls before their apparent disappearance. He also helped organised community events to help the search effort. The truth was that Huntley had lured the girls into the home he shared with Carr, as they passed by. He has never fully revealed what took place there, but within an hour both girls were dead. Then he hid their bodies near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, six miles away, and later returned to set fire to them. When he was in court, Huntley lamely claimed that both schoolgirls had died accidentally. He said Holly drowned in his bath and that he inadvertently suffocated Jessica while trying to stifle her screams. But in 2018 he confessed to deliberately killing Jessica to stop her from raising the alarm. He continued to insist that Holly's death was an accident. Huntley was jailed for life in 2005. Carr was jailed for perverting the course of justice and was released in 2004 with a new identity. The Ministry of Justice does not comment on individual prisoners, but replica sportswear has not been permitted in UK prisons for several years.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Soham killer Ian Huntley 'makes vile jibe about his 10-year-old victims' by wearing number 10 Man United-style shirt similar to the ones the two little girls he murdered were wearing when he attacked them
Child killer Ian Huntley has sparked fury by reportedly wearing a number 10 Manchester United-style shirt in an apparent vile taunt about his ten-year-old victims. The 51-year-old school caretaker murdered Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells at his home in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002, in a case that shocked Britain. They were both wearing matching red United football tops when they went missing after leaving a family barbecue to buy sweets. Huntley, who lured the girls into his house and murdered them before dumping their bodies in a ditch, is serving a life sentence at HMP Frankland, County Durham. A source told The Sun: 'He's been seen strutting about in the shirt as if it's funny. It is vile.' He was reportedly called a 'sick b****d' by fellow inmates for wearing the football top - but responded with a thumbs up. It is thought Huntley ordered the red number 10 shirt from Sports Direct, despite prisoners being barred from wearing tops of the football teams they support. The insider said: 'Huntley has made it as close to a Man U top as he can — and it is sick.' 'Everyone thinks he is doing it to satisfy his own sick mind, rather than for football reasons,' they added. Huntley reportedly started wearing the shirt earlier this year and has been seen in it walking to the gym and health centre. Inmates at HMP Frankland complained about the football-style shirt in May but nothing was done, according to The Sun's report. It is understood that because it is not an actual football shirt, Huntley has not broken any prison rules by wearing it. The move was criticised by Robert Jenrick who said Huntley should not be 'swanning around' in jail insulting the memory of his victims. The Tory shadow justice secretary said it should be 'ripped off his back' by prison guards. An image of both girls wearing matching Man Utd tops was one of the last haunting images of them before they went missing. They were later discovered by police burned and dumped in a bin. Despite being responsible for the murders, Huntley gave TV interviews and joined in searches while his then-girlfriend Maxine Carr gave him a false alibi. Carr even showed off an end-of-term card the girls had sent her, covered in loving comments and kisses. Huntley, meanwhile, repeatedly spoke of how he was the last person to see the girls before their apparent disappearance. He also helped organised community events to help the search effort. The truth was that Huntley had lured the girls into the home he shared with Carr, as they passed by. He has never fully revealed what took place there, but within an hour both girls were dead. Then he hid their bodies near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, six miles away, and later returned to set fire to them. When he was in court, Huntley lamely claimed that both schoolgirls had died accidently. He said Holly drowned in his bath and that he inadvertently suffocated Jessica while trying to stifle her screams. But in 2018 he confessed to deliberately killing Jessica to stop her from raising the alarm. He continued to insist that Holly's death was an accident. Huntley was jailed for life in 2005. Carr was jailed for perverting the course of justice and was released in 2004 with a new identity.
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Evil Soham murderer Ian Huntley sparks fury with vile taunt about his ten-year-old victims behind bars
SOHAM monster Ian Huntley has sparked fury by wearing a No10 Manchester United-style shirt — an apparent sick reference to his ten-year-old victims Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. They were both wearing United tops when murdered by school caretaker Huntley in Cambridgeshire on August 4, 2002.. 7 Now 51, he is serving a life term at HMP Frankland, Durham, where a source said: 'He's been seen strutting about in the shirt as if it's funny. It is vile.' Huntley was called a 'sick b**** d' by inmates for wearing the football top — and responded with a thumbs up. He was jailed for at least 40 years in 2003 and is serving two life terms at HMP Frankland, Co Durham. Lags there say he has been 'strutting about' in the plain red sports top with No10 on the back, which he is thought to have ordered from Sports Direct. Prisoners are barred from wearing replica shirts of teams they follow, as they can cause conflict. But a source said: ' Huntley has made it as close to a Man U top as he can — and it is sick. 'It is vile that it has a huge white number 10 on the back. 'Everyone thinks he is doing it to satisfy his own sick mind, rather than for football reasons. 'He started wearing it when it became hot enough this year and is often seen in it when he walks to the gym or to healthcare.' Sources said one inmate complained about the shirt in May — and was told the prison would not discuss individuals. "Huntley is always escorted by guards because he is so high-risk and has been attacked in the past." The source added: 'But that makes him even more cocky and brazen. 'He has been seen strutting about in the shirt as if he thinks it's funny." 'Prisoners on another wing saw him recently while he was being taken to the gym — and shouted that he was a sick b*****d. 'But he just gave a thumbs-up to them. He has also stopped outside and turned his back to people so they can see the number. 'Other prisoners are really angry about it and a lot of them would like to get their hands on him and mete out a bit of justice. 'One prisoner said they thought it was disgusting he was wearing it and he replied: 'Yeah, and what of it?' 'Officers also do not like it and quite a few have said it's wrong and he should have it taken off him. "But staff are powerless to stop him as it's not an actual football shirt and he hasn't broken any rules. However it is just wrong. ' Huntley is not even a football fan really. The Number 10 is especially offensive and seems a sick reference to the girls.' 7 7 Last night Tory Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said: 'This disgusting murderer shouldn't be swanning around jail in a shirt designed to insult the memory of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. 'It should be ripped off his back by prison officers. 'The family of those two poor girls are entitled to know that Huntley isn't getting any special treatment in jail, and that his life is as miserable as it can be made to be.' A picture of Holly and Jessica wearing matching Man Utd tops with David Beckham 's name and No7 was the last haunting image of the school friends. We are not publishing that picture after previous requests to the media from Holly and Jessica's families not to do so. One of the sickest crimes The girls had left a family barbecue to buy sweets when they stopped to speak to Huntley outside the house where he lived with his girlfriend Maxine Carr, their teaching assistant. He lured them in and murdered them. Their bodies were found 13 days later six miles from Soham. They had been dumped in a ditch near RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk. The shirts were found burned and dumped in a bin. Huntley and Carr were arrested on August 17, 2002. We reported on August 21, 2002, left, how Huntley was then taken to Rampton hospital in Nottinghamshire for a psychiatric tests. Huntley denied the murders and put the girls' families through a harrowing six-week trial at the Old Bailey from November 2003. Months earlier, in June 2003, he had attempted suicide at Woodhill prison in Milton Keynes, Bucks. The fiend claimed at his trial that Holly suffered a nose bleed and fell into a bath, banging her head and drowning. He said Jessica screamed so he put his hand over her mouth until she stopped. Huntley was sent to Wakefield jail where in 2005 he was scalded with boiling water by another lag. In September 2006 he tried to kill himself in his cell and was rushed to hospital. He was transferred to Frankland in 2008. In 2010 he was he received non life-threatening injuries to his neck after his throat was slashed. 7 7 Carr, now 47, served 21 months for perverting justice after giving Huntley a false alibi. She now lives under a new identity. Replica football and rugby shirts were banned across all prisons in England and Wales in 2013. Most governors had already barred them before the law was introduced. But lags can order sportswear from outlets like Sports Direct, Mainline Menswear, JD Sports and Argos. And they can keep a limited number of personal clothing items, including up to nine tops. Those can be removed as punishment. Huntley's red shirt is listed on a property card as one of his permitted items. The Prison Service said: 'We do not comment on individuals.'
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
'Natural realignment': Principal quits Tallahassee Collegiate Academy, top staff follow
The Tallahassee Collegiate Academy at Tallahassee State College is without a leadership team: Its principal tendered her resignation in March and its other two administrators resigned June 16. Jessica Chapman, the school's principal, submitted her resignation March 21 to focus on her family and health. It is effective June 30. She has led the charter high school since its inception in 2023, alongside Assistant Principal Patricia Pagozalski and Dean of Students Matthew Gregory, who themselves both resigned June 16. Kim Kelling, a retired media professional and member of the board of governors for the school, told the Tallahassee Democrat that a search for a new principal is underway. "We've been actively interviewing candidates and are encouraged by the caliber of applicants," Kelling said. "We expect to make an announcement soon." As the school prepares for a new academic year, Kelling said it stands firmly on the foundation and standard of excellence and perseverance the three administrators set. "It's not uncommon for school administrators to transition to new opportunities following a change in principal," Kelling said. "These shifts often reflect the natural realignment that occurs with leadership changes." "We appreciate the contributions of Jessica Chapman, Patricia Pagozalski, and Matt Gregory, whose leadership during the first two years of Tallahassee Collegiate Academy helped establish a strong foundation. Their efforts have positioned TCA for continued success as we move into the new academic year." "I am very grateful for the opportunity to serve as the inaugural Principal for Tallahassee Collegiate Academy, and to have the hard work of our students and teachers recognized so visibly," Chapman wrote in her resignation letter. Tallahassee Collegiate Academy serves high school students as a tuition-free public charter school overseen by the TSC board of trustees. The school earned an A grade from the Florida Department of Education in its latest assessment. The June resignations of Gregory and Pagozalski come days after TSC trustees approved an application from Charter Schools USA Inc., to open an AI-integrated middle school separate from TCA. The new school doesn't play a role in the resignations based on the letters from the administrators. Pagozalski is returning to the Tallahassee School of Math and Sciences, which is where she worked for 15 years before arriving at TCA in 2023. She will serve as the school operations engagement coordinator, which is less strenuous than an assistant principal role. "My time at TCA was absolutely wonderful and it was such an exciting school," Pagozalski said. "There are great things to come for the school for sure." Gregory did not list specific reasons for his departure in his resignation letter, but he did say he would continue his career in education. "While this separation is bittersweet for me as I leave to pursue other opportunities in education, I can't wait to see what the future holds for this school and the student body as it builds on this foundational success that we all created," he wrote in the letter. Alaijah Brown covers children & families for the Tallahassee Democrat. She can be reached at ABrown1@ Follow her on Twitter/X: @AlaijahBrown3. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Leadership team exits Tallahassee Collegiate Academy
