The Government has made a fresh plea to technology firms to come up with a solution to the growing problem of crime gangs smuggling drugs into jails via drones. Companies are being invited to bid ...

Justice Secretary Alex Norris has once again committed the Government to cut the numbers left homeless on release from prison ...

Part of Polmont Young Offender Institution was locked down for several hours after prisoners reportedly armed themselves with ...

Laws approved by Parliament to toughen the punishment for some sexual offences could be deferred, after the Ministry of Justice calculated that implementing them would require up to 375 additional ...

Prisoners are to be offered ‘suggestion forms’ so they can put forward ideas to improve their jail. The scheme will be implemented at HMP Risley this month, after an inspection found that the ...

A watchdog has raised concerns after a prisoner was found dead with seven prescription medications in his system which he should not have had access to. William Clark, 57, was found unresponsive ...

Nearly 100 prisoners took part in a weightlifting challenge at HMP Stafford, raising £1,610 for the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT). The men organised the event and the fundraising, including ...

A coroner has issued a warning to the NHS after the death of a baby whose mother had been recalled to prison five days before giving birth. The baby boy was born at around 1am on 15 October 2023 ...

A prisoner has been found guilty of murder after strangling his cellmate at HMP Stoke Heath. Stafford Crown Court heard that the 36-year-old killer came out of his cell and told shocked officers: ...

Nine years after Coracle laptops began to be used in prisons in England and Wales, the company has taken its first step into ...

I have reached a certain age in my life, I can now piss off strangers, friends, family, and my wife, I can clear any room, ...

The ups, downs, challenges and triumphs of a prison leaver’s journey ‘You look more stressed out than I do, flower.’ Big Dennis smiled, sipping at his paper coffee cup, unruffled. Jason grimaced, ...