A transgender women took her own life in the segregation unit of a male prison after being denied a move to a female establishment. Sarah Jane Riley died in January 2019 at HMP Perth, where she ...
Every newly-arrived prisoner at HMP Pentonville will be issued with an alarm clock as the prison tries to turn itself around after being branded by inspectors as a failing jail. The aim is to help ...
Three prisons have been criticised for their failures to spot potential suicides, whereas early action could have saved lives. Three separate reports from inquests have pointed the finger of blame ...
The Ministry of Justice has issued a challenge to innovators to devise “practical schemes” to halt drones dropping drugs into prisons. HM Government Communications Centre, a Whitehall unit which ...
More than 38,000 prisoners have benefited from early release under SDS40 scheme since it was introduced by the Government in September 2024, the Ministry of Justice has said. The scheme allows ...
The Assistant General Secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association in Scotland has said he fears Organised Crime Gangs (OCGs) are trying to infiltrate the country’s jails by getting members hired ...
The number of prisoners who do not believe in God has been published for the first time in a new breakdown of religious faith behind bars. In September 2025 there were 1,952 prisoners in England ...
A prisoner has been charged with murder following the death of another prisoner at high-security Whitemoor prison in Cambridgeshire. John Mansfield, 63, was found dead in the prison at around 4pm ...
The Scottish Parliament has approved plans drawn up by the country’s Government for a third round of early releases to ease capacity in overcrowded jails. The early release programme – the third ...
Temporary cells known as ‘pods’ where prisoners are not locked in overnight are proving popular with residents and staff, research by the Prison Service has found. Known officially as Rapid ...
The Ministry of Justice love their acronyms. We have ROTL, ACCTs, CMs, FTEs, and dozens more. When people use them, I do my best to look as though I know what they are talking about, and usually ...
A report into the abuse of more than 2,000 boys at Medomsley Detention Centre in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s has suggested that a public apology should be delivered to victims. Adrian Usher, the ...
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