An independent report into Rochester Prison says illegal drugs are too readily available to inmates.

Eight ambulances rushed to a prison after a number of inmates were suddenly taken ill yesterday. Medics attended HMP Rochester, a Young Offenders Institution in Kent that houses over 18s, after guards ...

A prison report has shown the availability of contraband, including drugs, is leading to violence, debt and self-harming among inmates. Despite the concerns the document released by the Independent ...

Illegal drugs, homemade alcohol and dwindling education opportunities are among the problems facing prisoners at a Kent jail, ...

AN URGENT probe has been launched after several prisoners mysteriously became ill at the same time. Emergency services scrambled to HMP Rochester, Kent, at around 5.30pm yesterday. Inmates were said ...

An inmate at a prison in Medway has been isolated due to a suspected case of Tuberculosis (TB). The prisoner at HMP Rochester is being treated by health workers for the contagious infection. HMP ...

A prison officer has been spared jail after she struck up a romantic relationship with an inmate. Rosie Smith was handed a suspended prison sentence at Maidstone Crown Court yesterday (July 3) after ...

The government is urgently addressing deteriorating conditions at HMP Rochester following alarming inspection findings In response to serious concerns raised by the Chief Inspector of Prisons, the ...