Two female officers at HMP Buckley Hall have been jailed after forming romantic relationships with two brothers who were
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*A 21-year-old officer at HMP Fosse Way who began a relationship with a prisoner and sent him sexually-explicit photos
As the prison overcrowding crisis shows no sign of abating and the debate rages over early releases, an initiative in
A prisoner has been handed a sentence of six years and six months, with an extension period of two
Members of the National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) have voted in favour of strike action, with 91 per
The Government’s plan to release prisoners earlier risks descending into chaos after another policy reversal, criticism from police chiefs
Researchers from The Ministry of Justice have undertaken a full study of the Probation Reset scheme, launched in April
A report from HM Inspectorate of Probation has classed the Elizabeth Fry Approved Premises (AP) in Reading, a women
The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has written to Scotland’s newly-appointed Justice Secretary, Neil Gray, raising serious human rights
The Ministry of Justice commissioned international non-profit organisation the RAND Group to evaluate the renovation of HMP Liverpool and
A long-serving prison officer suffered life-changing injuries when he was attacked with boiling water by a 17-year-old at a
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Adrian Usher has published two reports on self-inflicted deaths in prisons which show failings within
There are 2,300 weekly parkruns around the world, but only one takes place on a Friday – at HMP
A Coroner who presided over the inquest of a man who took his own life in prison has warned
The Chief Inspector of Prisons has taken the unusual step of blaming a police force for a serious problem
Female prison officers at HMP Edinburgh broke down in tears during their shifts due to bullying between colleagues, an
Campaigners for the release of prisoners detained on IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentences have given a cautious welcome
Cells used to hold defendants standing trial at the Old Bailey are filthy, with graffiti on their walls and
A prisoner has been charged with murder after another prisoner was found dead in his cell at HMP Altcourse.
The Ministry of Justice has said it will spend £11 million repairing and upgrading the laundry at HMP Isle