More than 38,000 prisoners have benefited from early release under SDS40 scheme since it was introduced by the Government in September 2024, the Ministry of Justice has said. The scheme allows ...
A prisoner has been charged with murder following the death of another prisoner at high-security Whitemoor prison in Cambridgeshire. John Mansfield, 63, was found dead in the prison at around 4pm ...
The number of prisoners who do not believe in God has been published for the first time in a new breakdown of religious faith behind bars. In September 2025 there were 1,952 prisoners in England ...
The Assistant General Secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association in Scotland has said he fears Organised Crime Gangs (OCGs) are trying to infiltrate the country’s jails by getting members hired ...
The Scottish Parliament has approved plans drawn up by the country’s Government for a third round of early releases to ease capacity in overcrowded jails. The early release programme – the third ...
Prison inspectors have condemned jails for operating a four-and-a-half-day week, with no work or education on Friday afternoons and little to keep prisoners occupied. An investigation by HM ...
Temporary cells known as ‘pods’ where prisoners are not locked in overnight are proving popular with residents and staff, research by the Prison Service has found. Known officially as Rapid ...
A prisoner has sparked controversy by addressing a street demonstration – via his in-cell telephone. The man, who is being held on remand at HMP Wormwood Scrubs awaiting trial for offences in ...
A report into the abuse of more than 2,000 boys at Medomsley Detention Centre in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s has suggested that a public apology should be delivered to victims. Adrian Usher, the ...
Construction has begun of a new prison in Leicestershire as part of Labour’s pledge to build 14,000 additional places in England and Wales. HMP Welland Oaks (pictured), next door to the existing ...
Leading charities have called on the Government to drop its plan to name-and-shame people sentenced to do unpaid work in the community. The proposal, part of the Sentencing Bill going through ...
The Ministry of Justice love their acronyms. We have ROTL, ACCTs, CMs, FTEs, and dozens more. When people use them, I do my best to look as though I know what they are talking about, and usually ...
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