Scotland’s prison population has reached a new high of 8,430, whilst at the same time the opening of the new HMP Glasgow – which is intended to ease the problem – is said to be “years behind ...

The number of people dying in prison has reached a record high, with more deaths over the past 12 months than at the peak of the Covid pandemic. In the year to September 2025 there were 411 deaths ...

The House of Commons Justice Committee has published a major report on what it describes as the “epidemic of drugs” within prisons. It says that increasing use of illicit substances is being ...

I love Britain, and know I am lucky to live here. At its best, it is a great place to be. However I cannot accept that this must be “my country right or wrong”. That saying was first used as a ...

A 19-year-old woman who worked as a prison officer at HMP Five Wells has appeared in Northampton Magistrates Court to face ...

Researchers at Cardiff and Liverpool Universities have reported that inmates in HMP Berwyn, the biggest prison in Wales, have ...

When the Government’s Sentencing Bill came before Parliament for its House of Commons committee stage last week, amendments ...

The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) has said that the bill for repair costs in prisons within England and Wales runs into ...

A 37=year-old man serving a life sentence at HMP Shotts has been was given an additional year in prison after he attacked a ...

A judge in Mold Crown Court told of the serious harm that drugs cause in prisons as he jailed a man for three years and seven ...

There are many problems within the criminal justice system. There are many failing services in prisons. There are good staff ...

Standards in the Probation Service have declined since it was brought back into public control in 2021, according to a ...