An investigation is under way into claims that a nurse at a Northumberland young offenders' institution performed an exorcism on an inmate.
The Prison Service confirmed that a nurse at HMP Castington in Morpeth had been suspended following the allegations.
The Sun newspaper reported that the nurse performed the exorcism on a 17-year-old who feared he was possessed by the devil after hearing voices and having disturbing visions.
After carrying out the exorcism, the nurse told prison bosses what she had done, the newspaper said.
"The lad said he was possessed by the devil - he complained of hearing voices and seeing things," a prison insider told The Sun.
"This nurse, who has apparently performed exorcisms before, took it upon herself to go to his cell to carry out the ceremony.
"Then she actually went and told the governor what she had done."
An exorcism is a ritual where the devil is driven from the body of the victim by reciting prayers and Biblical scriptures.
A Prison Service spokesman said: "An NHS nurse working at HMP Castington has been excluded from the prison while an investigation is carried out into an alleged incident.
"We cannot comment further until the investigations are complete."
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