The last Conservative Cabinet minister to oversee prisons has admitted that political infighting prevented his party from ...

The Gang Violence Matrix operated by the Metropolitan Police, which linked individuals to alleged gang membership, is being ...

A top prison lawyer explains latest changes around early release and release on tag The pressure on the prison estate in ...

A female prison officer from HMP Five Wells has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid reports that ...

More than 100 prisoners serving life or IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentences have been blocked from moving to ...

A man has been handed a 12-year jail term for wounding with intent after he slashed a fellow prisoner’s face at HMP Swaleside ...

A former officer at G4S-run Parc prison has claimed that three recent deaths should have been prevented. The jail has seen 17 ...

An 87-year-old prisoner who was dying of cancer should not have been handcuffed in hospital, according to an ombudsman report ...

Paddy Hill, one of six men wrongly convicted for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, has died aged 80. He is the third member ...

Women in prison will be offered construction training for the first time, with a course which breaks down gender barriers.

I was recently downgraded to the Basic regime for 28 days for relapsing due to my alcoholism – a recognised medical condition ...

Two deaths of young prisoners within English jails were reported over the Christmas period. Alex Davies, 25, was found ...