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 ...

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

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

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

A scheme offering six free counselling sessions to jurors left upset by hearing harrowing evidence during criminal trials has ...

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

Thirty MPs have signed a House of Commons motion calling on the Government to bring all prison maintenance services back in-house. The Early Day Motion highlights a finding by the National Audit ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood fended off MPs’ questions on early releases, the Sentencing Review, and the state of young offender institutions (YOIs) in her first appearance before the Justice ...

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 ...

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

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