UK prisons could run out of space within a year and only half of new places will be built
The ambitious 2021 plans to introduce 20,000 new prison places by the mid-2020s are set to be delivered five years behind ...
UK prisons predicted to hit capacity by 2026 despite government's expansion plans, MPs warn
The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating 'hand to mouth', while the service acknowledges it as ...
'I served in jail like crossbow killer Kyle Clifford – wheelchair won't protect him'
A former inmate who spent five years inside HMP Frankland provided a chilling insight into the "misery" crossbow killer Kyle ...
Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison
Kyle Clifford, 26, had pleaded guilty in January to murdering his ex-girlfriend Louise Hunt and her sister Hannah Hunt with a ...
Inside new UK 'super-prison' that's a hotbed for female staff who sleep with inmates
Three female prison officers have been found to have had inappropriate relationships with inmates at the recently opened HMP ...
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UK's largest jail to be created as HMP Highpoint sees 'groundbreaking' expansion - with 700 extra places
A "groundbreaking" expansion at HMP Highpoint will see it become the UK's largest prison - with 700 more spaces set to be ...
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BBC visits US supermax prison the government hopes will solve UK jail crisis
The UK government is looking to Estelle prison for ideas - for ways to reduce reoffending and to bring down prisoner numbers ...
Former UK student charged in racist attack denied probation, early release from jail
Sophia Rosing filed for probation and early release from jail in February. A judge denied her request Wednesday, saying early ...
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New plan revealed to kick foreign prisoners out of country as 10,000 still in UK jails
There are more than 10,000 foreign national offenders (FNOs) in British jails. They make up around 12% of the total prison ...
Iceland is now UK’s biggest recruiter of former offenders and is helping other businesses do the same
ICELAND is now the UK’s biggest recruiter of former offenders and is ramping up plans to help other major companies employ prison leavers. In the last 2½ years, the frozen foods retailer has ...
British retired couple who faced Thai prison after being attacked ‘elated’ with fine
A retired British couple who said they were told they may go to prison in Thailand after their neighbours attacked them are ...
UK Woman Who Raped And Abused Children Found Dead In Prison
Rebecca Holloway, 31 was found dead at the HM Prison Low Newton in Durham, where she was serving a 12-and-a-half-year ...