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 ...

In order to reform idle convicts and combat crime that plagued the Victorian era ... use of treadwheels was abolished in Britain by the Prisons Act of 1898. So the next time you finish a grueling ...

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 ...

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 ...