The Government paid £3.2 billion to private suppliers last year for outsourced services in prisons. The figure was disclosed ...

Private contractor Serco has been fined by the Government for failing to fit prison leavers with electronic tags. The company ...

Magistrates in England and Wales have been given powers to hand down sentences of up to a year for a single offence, double ...

Another prison watchdog has criticised the Government for granting DHL a monopoly on the sale of groceries and toiletries to ...

Unfortunately, I am a cancer patient prisoner at HMP Oakwood. We all know how devastating cancer can be, and most of us know ...

Sometimes when I attend conferences, I wonder if there is a point in gathering large groups of people together who agree on ...

A day in the life of a transgender prisoner, where do I start? I’m back on the induction wing because I was attacked on my ...

If you have concerns relating to domestic abuse or sexual violence on release from prison, speak to your healthcare team or probation practitioner for advice on organisations that provide support.

If you’ve served in the UK Armed Forces, there’s a range of NHS services that can support you to prepare for release and once you’re back in the community. These include the following services: Op ...

A man who was arrested as he walked out of a prison gate having been freed under Labour’s SDS40 emergency early release ...

A prisoner who, according to the police “escaped from lawful custody while being escorted by prison staff” on a hospital ...

A prisoner at HMP Risley died in hospital after being found unconscious in another man’s cell having smoked Spice. James ...