All complex systems drift over time. Engineers know this. Aircraft are inspected after fixed flight hours. Nuclear plants ...

With International Women’s Day here on 8 March, and as the Women’s Justice Board, established by the Government in January ...

Two prisoners used scrap metal to craft sculptures honouring the sniffer dogs which detect contraband in Scottish jails. The ...

A woman died in a cell blaze at HMP Eastwood Park after concerns had been raised about ‘obsolete’ fire detectors at the jail.

Five female trailblazers who changed UK rap To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March and Women’s History Month throughout ...

An interim National Chair has been appointed for the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) after the last incumbent stood down ...

Men from Standford Hill open prison, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, have been clearing fly-tipped rubbish from local paths ...

A prisoner at Frankland high-security jail attacked a friend in the prison with a hammer in a bid get moved to the ...

A scheme allowing men at Full Sutton high-security prison to study with Leeds Beckett University (LBU) has been recognised ...

A prison tutor at HMP Erlestoke has been warned she faces jail after admitting she had a sexual relationship with an inmate. The 36-year-old woman pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to two ...

It’s the one time you might prefer to be stuck in a traffic jam. But ‘sweatboxes’ taking prisoners to court hearings will be ...

Have a gander at these guard-geese A prison in Brazil has replaced guard dogs with a flock of geese, claiming that they are ...