A former chair of the Youth Justice Board has warned that the gradual lengthening of prison sentences is to blame for the current capacity crisis in prisons. In a letter to The Guardian, Professor ...

A female prison teacher who smuggled codeine into HMP Holme House for a prisoner and was found with a love letter from the ...

A prison has been slammed by a watchdog after the “truly shocking” death of a prisoner who set himself on fire in his cell ...

A record 3,800 people in England and Wales are unable to enjoy a drink this Christmas and New Year – because they are wearing ...

One in five prisoners suffers from type 2 diabetes, a condition associated with being overweight or inactive, according to ...

A transgender woman won a High Court case in Northern Ireland to be transferred to a female prison. The 63-year-old, who was ...

A murder inquiry is underway after a prisoner was allegedly pushed off a balcony to his death. Lewis Spence, 28, who was ...

The head of the Prison Service has claimed that the quantity of drugs smuggled into jails by corrupt staff is “much smaller” ...

I’m writing in response to the news article ‘First failing Cat-C jail’ (October). An inspection of Rochester by Charlie ...

Here at Wakefield, I’m having the same problem. We have to fill out an approved parcel request form. The ...

Professional bullying in prisons and secure hospitals is an insidious issue. Anyone who has ever had the courage to fire a ...

Yes, psychology works. Like you, pal, I don’t believe in American crystal ball stuff. Not until it’s done properly.