Martin Narey, director general of the Prison Service, has labelled six Victorian jails as "hell holes ... The six were Wormwood Scrubs in west London, Wandsworth in south west London, Brixton ...

London prison healthcare was worse than the national average for men's prisons in key areas, according to prisoner survey ...

Inspectors have praised a Scottish prison built in Victorian times for being "well-run" and its staff for their "caring and compassionate attitude". They found that prisoners at HMP Dumfries were ...

A former British soldier convicted of spying for Iran after an audacious three-day escape from a London prison was sentenced ...

I've lived in London for nearly two years and have been ... Inside, the atmosphere transforms from a Victorian prison to a sleek, brown-walled dining room adorned with portraits and landscape ...

This short film explores Victorian punishments through the eyes of John, a young offender who was sent to prison for six months in January 1876. John, who was 14, was accused of forging letters ...

LONDON — A former British soldier convicted ... Khalife’s escape from the Victorian-era prison drew attention to larger failures in the nation’s aging and overcrowded correctional system.

Safety at some London prisons has reached a crisis point, new figures suggest. It comes as a workers' union has warned the increase of violence in prisons across England is "totally out of control".