Paddy Hill, one of six men wrongly convicted for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, has died aged 80. He is the third member ...

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 ...

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

The Prison Service has admitted that it regularly receives job applications from people with “malicious intentions” seeking ...

Women in prison will be offered construction training for the first time, with a course which breaks down gender barriers. HMP Styal is launching a 10-week ‘property maintenance bootcamp’, ...

A riot squad which tackles outbreaks of disorder in jails has been told by a Government enforcement agency that it is breaching safety laws. The Health and Safety Executive issued a warning notice ...

Last month’s Government announcement of a 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, focusing on building 14,000 additional places in England and Wales, led to warnings from prison reformers that it is ...

I have been in this prison for two months and have not seen anything quite like it. So many people using drugs, most of all Spice. On a good day there are at least three ‘code blues’, which stands ...