A prisoner has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of another prisoner at HMP Five Wells. A 49-year-old man was found dead at the jail at 9.30am on 10 December. A forensic ...

The Government promised 14,000 more prison places including four new men’s jails as it unveiled the first 10-year Prison ...

The number of drones spotted flying contraband into UK prisons has been doubling year on year, according to official figures. In 2020 there were 134 sightings or seizures of drones at jails in ...

He’s back! Now will Trump do more for prisoners? Despite being a convicted felon, Donald Trump was re-elected last month to a second term in the White House. Now, campaigners in the USA – a ...

Two coroners have warned that prison officers lack training in first aid, following inquests into the deaths of prisoners.  Priya Malhotra, Assistant Coroner for Inner West London, concluded that ...

An actor had a mixed reception when he toured prison chapels with his one-man show, in which he recites the Bible from memory for two-and-a-half hours. Stefan Smart, a former English and drama ...

A quarter of prisoners eligible for early release from Scottish prisons were blocked from leaving – after governors ruled that they posed a danger to others or to themselves. Out of 648 ...

A total of 3,112 prisoners were released early in September and October under the Government’s SDS40 scheme to ease the capacity crisis at jails in England and Wales. They walked out of jail on ...

Racism complaints overseen by prisoners Allegations of racism against prison staff are being shown to prisoners to assess whether they have been investigated fairly. In a trial scheme at Wayland ...

The number of people being recalled to prison has jumped – so that for every 100 people who walk out of the gates, 73 are brought back into custody. Between April and June this year, 13,338 ...

Happy 1st birthday IPCI! In November 2023, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) launched IPCI. We were concerned because we couldn’t look into almost half of the complaints we received, ...

Inside Time lists the latest inspection reports for UK prisons. Reports for your prison – including an easy read version – should be available in the prison library or ...