HM Inspectorate of Prisons has warned of continuing problems at G4S-run HMP Parc, following its highly-critical report in ...

The Ministry of Justice expects that 520 people serving IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentences will still be in ...

A jury at Hertfordshire Coroner’s Court has found that illegal drugs were responsible for the death of Simon Ludlow at HMP ...

Police are hunting 21-year-old man who managed to escape custody twice in a week whilst guarded during hospital visits. He ...

Iceland supermarkets have announced they are opening five new training academies in prisons around the United Kingdom. They ...

A former probation officer has been imprisoned for eight months having been caught on CCTV having a relationship with a prisoner. She was shown kissing him during a prison visit. The 27-year-old ...

I am writing this in the gap between two dates when we think of those close to us, Valentine’s Day and Mothers’ Day. Times ...

I would like to bring attention to the work of the prison library manager here at Chelmsford. On many occasions she has ...

Each year, the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) publish the Bromley Briefings. These fact sheets on the criminal justice system are ...

Prisoners at HMP Hewell came together to build a new storage shed after a park’s old unit, used to store equipment and ...

A man who set fire to cars belonging to prison staff at HMP Grampian on Christmas Day has been jailed. The 43-year-old ...

I have been locked up for just over six months now, my first-ever time in prison. There is a lot to learn and adjust to as a first-timer. I have found the use of acronyms and prison terminology ...