Britain’s prison system is facing mounting pressure as overcrowding, funding cuts and rising reoffending rates strain the ...

The latest prison figures for England and Wales show nearly 40,000 offenders have been released early since September 2024, while recalls of inmates are at “historically high” levels and the rate of ...

Could Texas hold the answer to Britain's prisons crisis? Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and prison minister James Timpson will visit the US state next month to learn about its points-based scheme ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A general view of the Belmarsh prison, in London LONDON (Reuters) - Police cells will temporarily be used to hold prisoners in a ...

"For women, prison isn't working," said Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood as she announced plans to dramatically reduce the number of women in jails across England and Wales during the Labour Party ...

LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The prison population in England and Wales reached a record high on Friday, the government said, ahead of a planned expansion of the early release of prisoners this month ...

A volunteer said it was "quite monumental going from prison to Parliament" after speaking about her experience in the prison ...

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Drone deliveries of drugs and weapons into British prisons have become a national security threat, the country's chief prisons inspector warned on Tuesday, calling for ...

In the early 1990s, while working at the Maudsley Hospital in London, clinical and forensic psychologist Susan Young began to notice a troubling trend. Young people diagnosed with conditions such as ...

Illicit drug use in prisons across England and Wales is causing widespread and growing harm, with knock-on effects for safety, rehabilitation, and NHS costs, a new watchdog report has warned. Around ...

Recently bailed Palestine Action-linked activist Charlotte Head, 29, spent 18 months in pre-trial detention.