Exclusive: Union claims some offenders are deliberately breaking probation terms in order to deal drugs in jail ...

THE number of people dying in prisons in England and Wales reached its highest level on record last year as campaigners decried a “national scandal” today.Official figures published by the Ministry of ...

Hope is not a soft word in prison. It shapes how people cope with their sentence and it determines whether - and how - they engage with staff and other prisoners.

"For women, prison isn't working," said Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood as she announced plans to dramatically reduce the number of women in jails across England and Wales during the Labour Party ...

The drugs crisis in English and Welsh prisons has reached “endemic” levels, “fostering a dangerous culture of acceptance that must be broken”, said the House of Commons Justice Committee. The prison ...

In the early 1990s, while working at the Maudsley Hospital in London, clinical and forensic psychologist Susan Young began to notice a troubling trend. Young people diagnosed with conditions such as ...

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Drone deliveries of drugs and weapons into British prisons have become a national security threat, the country's chief prisons inspector warned on Tuesday, calling for ...

50,000 prisoners to be freed early in bid to tackle overcrowded jails - It is part of a scheme which allows eligible ...