The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating 'hand to mouth', while the service acknowledges it as ...

The ambitious 2021 plans to introduce 20,000 new prison places by the mid-2020s are set to be delivered five years behind ...

As depraved crossbow killer Kyle Clifford's fate has been sealed, the Mirror takes a look at his dark and lonely future ...

In echoes of last summer’s riots, the government is again being accused of enabling a “two-tier” justice system in the UK.

MPs have warned the prison service is operating 'hand to mouth' as it scrambles from one crisis to another - with jails set ...

LONDON, UK - Experts and former professionals in the criminal justice system have voiced concerns about the overuse of prison ...

A Westminster committee said lives are being increasingly put at risk by the Government’s historic failures to increase capacity.

What is really needed is a properly resourced probation service that can write reports of sufficient quality to ensure that ...

Most women in jail have been victims of more serious crimes than they themselves have committed, writes Andrea Coomber. We’ve known how to tackle this crisis for almost 20 years – now it’s time to put ...

A DRUGS-blighted prison has not been allowed to put CCTV on its perimeter wall — because it is Grade II listed. Planners will not permit it as the stone barrier, and the 206-year-old nick’s ...

As Ukraine looks ahead to rebuilding the country post-conflict, a secure, modern and rights-respecting justice system is an essential element of its foundations. UNODC stands ready to work with ...

"As part of our commitment to bear down on drugs in prison, HMP Maidstone is due to have a new CCTV system installed which will cover all internal and external areas. "This is on top of the prison ...