The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of a young man who was wrongly found guilty under the Joint Enterprise legal ...

A nurse has been handed a suspended jail sentence after she admitted being involved in a conspiracy to smuggle a mobile phone ...

A three-month-old baby which was being held by its father during a prison visit suffered a fractured skull when the man was ...

A minimum age of 21 should be set for prison officers, and the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, should resign. So ...

A prisoner described as “highly dangerous” tried to kill five prison officers with homemade weapons including one made out of ...

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, has again called for urgent action to tackle drones which are frequently ...

I’m responding to the Mailbag titled ‘Religious discrimination’ (September 2024). At this prison, the Christians and Muslims ...

As 2025 began, some jails in England and Wales were still close to being full – despite the success of the early release ...

There are some changes needed within the prison system that seem so obviously sensible it is hard to understand why they are ...

The future of HMP Dartmoor will be decided later this year, according to the Ministry of Justice. The prison, which in 2023 held 700 men, has been closed since July 2024 after high levels of ...

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has called on the US authorities to ensure prisoners who have been helping fight fires in ...

Jason? What are you doing out here? It’s freezing!’ Sue scowled, the open fire-escape door letting in a drift of frolicking ...