Prisons in England and Wales are more full now than they were when Labour came to power last year – forcing the Government to ...

A watchdog has criticised the UK’s newest prison, HMP Fosse Way, over the way checks are made at the prison. It follows the ...

I was on the phone to my mum recently while she was at the hairdressers. She overheard a woman who said that her daughter is ...

Here at Ford, the Healthcare department seems to have a mind of its own. They do not follow guidelines, and they overrule ...

I am writing about money transfers from bank to prison. I have been in Armley (HMP Leeds) since July 2024 and must have put ...

At the allotted time, we queue up. I should say some of us queue up, much like the English at the Savoy breakfast bar. The ...

Foreign national prisoners who cannot be deported may be tagged and made subject to a curfew after release. The Government has put forward an amendment to the Border Security, Asylum, and ...

It was my understanding that HMP was encouraging ties with family for prisoners, as this is so important to the welfare of inmates. After 15 years in prison and a very reduced contact with what is ...

Last year, new guidance was issued by the Parole Board to its members regarding how to consider the cases of prisoners maintaining innocence (PMIs). No doubt this was in response to the case of ...

The authorities’ wage cap on prisoners’ earnings proves the law of unintended consequences. In this prison, there are innumerable job vacancies that won’t be filled because of the wages.

Excessive levels of radioactive radon gas have been found at a second English prison after the same problem forced the closure of HMP Dartmoor last year. A reliable source has told Inside Time ...

A scheme in which prisoners act as mentors, helping other prisoners to submit complaints, has been expanded to more jails.