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

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 ...

Thirty MPs have signed a House of Commons motion calling on the Government to bring all prison maintenance services back in-house. The Early Day Motion highlights a finding by the National Audit ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood fended off MPs’ questions on early releases, the Sentencing Review, and the state of young offender institutions (YOIs) in her first appearance before the Justice ...

Wandsworth prison suffers the most assaults of any jail in England and Wales, according to newly-published data. House of Commons library research, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows ...

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 ...

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

Two deaths of young prisoners within English jails were reported over the Christmas period. Alex Davies, 25, was found ...

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

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

More than 100 prisoners serving life or IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentences have been blocked from moving to ...