A minimum age of 21 should be set for prison officers, and the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, should resign. So ...

The future of HMP Dartmoor will be decided later this year, according to the Ministry of Justice. The prison, which in 2023 held 700 men, has been closed since July 2024 after high levels of ...

Too many prisoners are being recalled to jail because of “excessive licensing conditions” according to Martin Jones, HM Chief Inspector of Probation. Only 12 per cent of those recalled in England ...

A prisoner described as “highly dangerous” tried to kill five prison officers with homemade weapons including one made out of ...

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, has again called for urgent action to tackle drones which are frequently ...

As 2025 began, some jails in England and Wales were still close to being full – despite the success of the early release ...

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has called on the US authorities to ensure prisoners who have been helping fight fires in ...

There are some changes needed within the prison system that seem so obviously sensible it is hard to understand why they are ...

From our many visits into prisons, working with prison communities and charities, we know that you are interested in a wide ...

January can be a tough month – with short days, long nights and cold weather – so it’s really important to prioritise your ...

Adjudications, commonly known as ‘nickings’ are the procedures by which offences against the Prison Rules, allegedly having ...

A pharmacy support worker at HMP Doncaster has been jailed for eight months after she admitted forming a relationship with a ...