A pledge by prison leaders in Northern Ireland to hire 75 extra prison officers to meet rising demand has been eclipsed by ...

Scottish prisons spend 34 per cent more on daily meals for prisoners than jails in England and Wales, official figures have ...

The building of almost 300 new cells to provide much-needed extra prison capacity has been delayed – by an environmental law ...

Dartmoor prison will reportedly stay closed for a further three years due to the presence of radioactive radon gas in its ...

A 34-year-old man has been found guilty of ‘potting’ after he threw a cup of excrement over a prison officer in HMP Parc in ...

A lack of basic care lies behind a surge in the rate of self-harm in women’s prisons, according to a thematic report by the ...

Four prison guards at HMP Channings Wood have been disciplined after they forgot to switch off a loudspeaker system and then ...

A coroner has issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report in which he warned that more people could die at a Nottinghamshire ...

Prisoners at HMP Manchester have taken part in what is described as a ground-breaking course to create works of art ...

Joseph shares his experience from prison to never going back as part of the I’ve been there campaign. Look out for his video ...

A recently-released man was returned to prison by Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to an offence committed whilst ...

I have known David Breakspear for five years. He is a friend. I knew of his earlier life, in and out of prison, and his ...