Overview
- Lancashire Police charged 35-year-old Shaun Newton on Thursday after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service.
- Newton remains in Prison Service custody and was due to appear at Preston Magistrates' Court the same day.
- Tony Joynes, 47, was found dead in his cell at HMP Garth on July 13, 2025, after a report of a sudden death.
- The Force Major Investigation Team arrested a prisoner in his 30s at the prison on July 22, 2025, on suspicion of murder.
- HMP Garth is a Category B prison in Ulnes Walton near Leyland in Lancashire, and police named Magistrates' Court as the venue despite one report citing Crown Court.