Prisons archive

Head of probation watchdog says prison recalls for minor probation breaches are fuelling capacity crisis

• Samantha Dulieu
• 31 Oct
• News, Prisons, Probation

Prisoners given minimum terms of less than six months still imprisoned after 16 years

• Finlay Egan
• 30 Oct
• News, Prisons

Jury finds neglect led to self-inflicted death of an autistic woman

• Jon Robins
• 28 Oct
• News, Prisons

Urgent measures required at prison due to ‘high’ levels of violence and ‘dilapidated’ living conditions

• Gabriel Hill
• 28 Oct
• Prisons

Two prison officers found ‘celebrating’ 21 year-old inmate’s suicide dismissed

• Jessica Cruz
• 28 Oct
• Crime, Human rights, Prisons

Sentencing review from the Ministry of Justice aimed at ending the prison crisis

• Farzana Shahjahan
• 24 Oct
• Crime, Prisons, Sentencing

Woman recalled to prison for missing probation appointment 20 years ago

• Claudia Eco
• 23 Oct
• News, Prisons

Ministry of Justice to overhaul sentencing with possible introduction of house arrest

• Luke McDonald
• 23 Oct
• Prisons, Sentencing

New report scrutinising Welsh Prisons finds reoffending to avoid homelessness and deaths due to misconduct

• Rebecca Smith
• 21 Oct
• Human rights, Prisons

‘Unacceptably inadequate’ detention centre contributed to the death of migrant

• Claudia Eco
• 21 Oct
• Immigration, News, Prisons

‘Inhumanity’ of immigration detention at Yarl’s Wood revealed in new monitoring report

• Samantha Dulieu
• 19 Oct
• Immigration, Prisons

Prison staff had no ‘meaningful interaction’ with vulnerable prisoner

• Claudia Eco
• 16 Oct
• News, Prisons

Every four days someone takes their own life in a UK prison

• Rona Epstein
• 11 Oct
• Prisons

Manchester prison latest to be put in special measures due to ‘catastrophic’ drug problems and ‘squalid’ conditions

• Samantha Dulieu
• 11 Oct
• News, Prisons

Inquest finds ‘serious failings’ contributed to HMP Foston Hall death

• Claudia Eco
• 7 Oct
• News, Prisons