A murder inquiry is underway after a prisoner was allegedly pushed off a balcony to his death. Lewis Spence, 28, who was ...

One in five prisoners suffers from type 2 diabetes, a condition associated with being overweight or inactive, according to ...

A former chair of the Youth Justice Board has warned that the gradual lengthening of prison sentences is to blame for the current capacity crisis in prisons. In a letter to The Guardian, Professor ...

A former officer at G4S-run Parc prison has claimed that three recent deaths should have been prevented. The jail has seen 17 ...

An 87-year-old prisoner who was dying of cancer should not have been handcuffed in hospital, according to an ombudsman report ...

Paddy Hill, one of six men wrongly convicted for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, has died aged 80. He is the third member ...

I have a different approach to employing former prisoners, and I question Lord Timpson’s comments. I first employed a young ...

A man has been handed a 12-year jail term for wounding with intent after he slashed a fellow prisoner’s face at HMP Swaleside ...

A female prison officer from HMP Five Wells has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid reports that ...

Spark Inside A life coaching programme for young Black men in prison will launch this month at a third prison. Black Hero’s ...

I was recently downgraded to the Basic regime for 28 days for relapsing due to my alcoholism – a recognised medical condition ...

Women in prison will be offered construction training for the first time, with a course which breaks down gender barriers.