Staff from the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) met representatives from the majority of police forces around the ...

A former prison officer, who worked at HMP Dovegate, has appeared in Birmingham Crown Court charged with making illegal phone calls to a prisoner. The calls were said to have been made between ...

Figures published by the Ministry of Justice show that the number of staff dismissed for misconduct has doubled, from 181 in 2022 to 397 in 2024. The dismissals include cases of prison officers ...

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Wandsworth has noted “slow improvements following years of terrible conditions” ...

A prisoner who left jail homeless under a government early release scheme was found dead in a park the following day. Richard ...

Since 2023, Drs Lucy Welsh and Amy Clarke at the universities of Sussex and Brighton respectively have been compiling their ...

The Prison Service has revised its policy on the use of X-ray body scanners in men’s prisons, following a court judgement ...

A Labour MP has called on the Government to review deals between charities and the Prison Service, after complaints that much ...

Two men have been arrested for the murder of Lostprophets lead singer Ian Watkins in HMP Wakefield. He was aged 48 at the ...