The fallout from the 22-day strike by state correction officers which ended Monday has put more than 300 people awaiting ...

Institute for Government report lays bare the shockingly high levels of violence, protests and self-harm and severely limited ...

said he also wants to invest in behavioral health services to address the root cause of jail and prison crowding. “We can’t build our way out of incarceration,” he said. Armstrong’s budget ...

Successive governments trying to look "tough on crime" have driven the rising prison population which forced the early release of thousands of inmates last year, a review suggests. The report by ...

A sharp rise in the number of attacks on prison officers is down to "crowding" in jails leading to "instability, incidents and violence". That is according to Justice Minister Naomi Long ...

The Minister said a higher prisoner population and crowding are the most significant factors contributing to prison instability, incidents and violence. “Any assault on a prison officer is ...

Staff have reported a "rodent infestation", broken CCTV cameras, faulty lighting and an "ongoing legionella issue" across the prison estate in England and Wales, according to the report.

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Thursday voiced concerns about the dire conditions in prisons, ...

Over-crowding is the Prison Service's excuse, but the Judge's questioning reveals that this prison wasn't up to capacity.