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 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 ...

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 revenge for losing a job in the prison servery. The event occurred in ...

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 ...

Members of the Scottish Parliament expressed shock when they learned that the cost of a replacement for the ageing Barlinnie ...

Prisons Minister Lord Timpson has told the House of Lords he is looking to expand “innovative models” where staff and ...

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