Men serving long sentences at HMP Swaleside have produced a guide to help others in the same position. Their four-point plan goes by the name of ‘SHIP Shape’ – standing for Spirit, Heart, ...

Angola maximum-security prison is one of America’s grimmest lock-ups, where prisoners – mostly Black – pick cotton for ...

Prisoners will make more kit for the Armed Forces Defence spending raised in face of Russian threat MoJ pledges more workshop ...

The Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) have been plunged into chaos after a controversial reform plan was shelved and their leader quit, citing personal reasons. The reforms, championed by IMB ...

The Governor of Lindholme prison in South Yorkshire has been removed from his post after a film emerged which reportedly showed him leaving a massage parlour. The Ministry of Justice confirmed to the ...

Christmas is a time for unusual traditions. A jolly fat man brings presents down chimneys, families pull crackers containing ...

A study published by the Scottish Government has found that women detained at two new Community Custody Units (CCUs) are not ...

A prison director has described at an inquest an “extraordinary” culture of “staff not caring” at HMP Lowdham Grange when an ...

An inquest jury has concluded that a prisoner’s indefinite sentence “was likely the most significant factor contributing to ...

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Manchester has failed to produce its required annual report, assessing the ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced to the House of Commons that he plans to introduce whole life jail sentences for individuals who murder police, prison or probation officers even after they ...