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 ...

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's new government will widen the early release of prisoners to tackle an overcrowding crisis that has left jails within weeks of running ...

The Times and The Sunday Times will be fundraising for three chosen charities; Switchback, Kissing it Better, World Bicycle Relief.

A prison worker who tried to smuggle more than £250,000 worth of drugs into HMP Lindholme sent herself fake threats to support a bogus duress story, a court has heard. Michala Stubbs, 40, who worked ...