People were seen being doused in champagne today outside a prison — on the day of the British government’s early release scheme. Bubbly was flying at HMP Nottingham this Tuesday morning. Around 1,750 ...

Prison staff in England are going through a major mental health crisis, according to new data. Some officers have reported "working on emore minute in the prison" was "mentally impossible" due to lack ...

The latest prison figures for England and Wales show nearly 40,000 offenders have been released early since September 2024, while recalls of inmates are at “historically high” levels and the rate of ...

A "never-ending cycle of child harm" means youth imprisonment should be ended altogether in England, children's rights and justice organisations have argued. A new review concludes that child ...

England and Wales banned the use of pain-inducing physical restraint last week in children’s prisons. Such techniques are to be “minimised and will only be used as a last resort where it is a ...

Judith Feline loved being a prison governor. The former boss of hmp Maidstone in Kent relished the challenge of helping prisoners “become better people”. Small, everyday interactions were a crucial ...