The butterflies of anticipation In all footy fans across the nation, Making their journey to the ground, Wearing their team’s ...

Prisons Minister Lord Timpson faced an ex-prisoner across a chess board at an event in Parliament to promote the game in ...

A new hand-held device that can pick up traces of Spice on paper or clothing has been hailed as a “major breakthrough” in tackling the drugs crisis in prisons. The machine, known as ContraSCAN, ...

Government plans to reform the criminal courts, including scrapping jury trials for some defendants, are forecast to add 900 ...

Yoga can relax your body and calm your mind.  Just 10 minutes a day helps you feel less stressed. People in prisons across ...

The concrete walls, they do not bend or sway, They do not hear the words I cannot say. The constant hum, a sensory assault, A ...

A prisoner got a ticking-off from a judge for having his feet up on a table during a videolink court hearing last week. Judge ...

Two female prison officers took part in a special rugby match in advance of International Women’s Day on 8 March. The match ...

A Scottish teenager has been found dead in a cell at YOI Polmont in Scotland – the prison where the suicides of two young people in 2018 led to a damning report and to the decision to cease ...

Two more female prison officers at men’s jails in England appeared in court in separate cases last week, over inappropriate ...

An early release scheme intended to relieve prison overcrowding in Scotland saw 40 per cent of eligible prisoners blocked from being let out. Under the scheme, the Scottish Prison Service released ...

A 36-year-old prisoner who admitted killing a fellow prisoner at HMP Fosse Way has been jailed for an additional ...