A gang of seven men who used drones to smuggle drugs, weapons and mobile phones into prisons has been jailed.  According to ...

Boys in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) are still not getting enough education and activity, official figures have shown.

In each column we bring you the profile of a different member of our therapy animal team and explain how they help in “Unleashing the Healing Power of Animals”. Most of the animals on our team are ...

The death of Soham murderer Ian Huntley following an assault inside a high-security prison has sparked a public debate over ...

When I was younger, I kept my hair long to be cool, Now I’m older more for warmth in wintertime. When I was younger, I played the fool, Now I’m older embarrassment is almost a crime. When I was ...

Addiction, it’s just a mere word. You cannot fathom, the hurt, the curse, the cramps, the sickness, the pains all this down ...

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Adrian Usher, has published two reports which find that prisons failed men within them ...

The introduction of body-worn cameras to monitor confrontations between staff and prisoners in Scottish prisons is reportedly being resisted by prison officers who fear the recordings will be used ...

In a competition for readers, we asked you to tell us about someone who has helped you in prison. Winning entries described ...

For three quarters of a century, you graced the world so well In the end you fought the good fight, I imagine it was hell I ...

Planning approval has been granted for the building of two new accommodation blocks at Leyhill open prison in Gloucestershire ...

As Scotland grapples with overcrowded prisons by introducing another wave of emergency early releases, the country’s authorities have increased sentence lengths for one particular group of ...