Inmates at a Salford prison have been handed leaflets advising them on how to take dangerous illegal drugs ‘safely’. The pamphlets, which are given to prisoners when they receive orders [...]
Overcrowding and understaffing have been blamed for the escalating number of suicides in prisons, following the release of alarming new figures. A Government report released recently revealed that 119 inmates took [...]
The need for secure, affordable phone access in prisons has been highlighted by the discovery of a secret line which inmates at one of the UK’s highest-security prisons used [...]
Violence, staff shortages, hooch and drugs are serious problems at HMP Exeter, according to a new report. HM Inspectorate of Prisons said drugs and other contraband was thrown over the [...]
The Government has backed a scheme to fast-track graduates into the prison service. It is hoped the Unlocked programme will help to increase dwindling prison staff numbers, and reduce violence, [...]
A former inmate’s scheme to reduce reoffending among men released from prison has been remarkably successful. Ken Denton launched the New Wortley Offender Support Team in July last year, working [...]
