Three prisons have been criticised for their failures to spot potential suicides, whereas early action could have saved lives ...

Every newly-arrived prisoner at HMP Pentonville will be issued with an alarm clock as the prison tries to turn itself around ...

A transgender women took her own life in the segregation unit of a male prison after being denied a move to a female ...

The Ministry of Justice has issued a challenge to innovators to devise “practical schemes” to halt drones dropping drugs into prisons.  HM Government Communications Centre, a Whitehall unit which ...

More than 38,000 prisoners have benefited from early release under SDS40 scheme since it was introduced by the Government in ...

The Assistant General Secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association in Scotland has said he fears Organised Crime Gangs (OCGs ...

The number of prisoners who do not believe in God has been published for the first time in a new breakdown of religious faith ...

A prisoner has been charged with murder following the death of another prisoner at high-security Whitemoor prison in ...

Prison inspectors have condemned jails for operating a four-and-a-half-day week, with no work or education on Friday ...

The Scottish Parliament has approved plans drawn up by the country’s Government for a third round of early releases to ease ...

Temporary cells known as ‘pods’ where prisoners are not locked in overnight are proving popular with residents and staff, ...

A report into the abuse of more than 2,000 boys at Medomsley Detention Centre in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s has suggested ...