Emergency measures have been introduced by the Justice Secretary in order to prevent the prisons system from reaching full capacity by November. Shabana Mahmood introduced plans on Wednesday to ...

Could Texas hold the answer to Britain's prisons crisis? Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and prison minister James Timpson will visit the US state next month to learn about its points-based scheme ...

A prosecutor in California blasted the state's $239 million taxpayer-funded project to build a prison rehabilitation center in the Bay Area, arguing that it's another example of politicians putting ...