A transgender women took her own life in the segregation unit of a male prison after being denied a move to a female ...

Every newly-arrived prisoner at HMP Pentonville will be issued with an alarm clock as the prison tries to turn itself around ...

Three prisons have been criticised for their failures to spot potential suicides, whereas early action could have saved lives ...

The Assistant General Secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association in Scotland has said he fears Organised Crime Gangs (OCGs ...

The number of prisoners who do not believe in God has been published for the first time in a new breakdown of religious faith ...

A prisoner has been charged with murder following the death of another prisoner at high-security Whitemoor prison in ...

The Ministry of Justice has issued a challenge to innovators to devise “practical schemes” to halt drones dropping drugs into prisons.  HM Government Communications Centre, a Whitehall unit which ...

With my family and friends and support network, I will battle through this and that’s a dead cert. Months pass by, but phone ...

The Ministry of Justice love their acronyms. We have ROTL, ACCTs, CMs, FTEs, and dozens more. When people use them, I do my ...

A report into the abuse of more than 2,000 boys at Medomsley Detention Centre in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s has suggested ...

The Scottish Parliament has approved plans drawn up by the country’s Government for a third round of early releases to ease ...

Temporary cells known as ‘pods’ where prisoners are not locked in overnight are proving popular with residents and staff, ...