This month, the government revealed plans to tackle the growing issue of radicalisation behind bars. The country’s most dangerous Islamist extremists will now be imprisoned in a ‘prison within [...]
Despite making up only a small proportion of the total UK prison population, imprisoned women account for a disproportionately high number of suicides, according to recent figures. The latest statistics, [...]
This month, new power was given to prison authorities, enabling them to clamp down on illegal mobile phone use behind bars. Despite the fact that use of mobile phones is [...]
According to a recent report, work is well underway on Wrexham’s new super-prison HMP Berwyn; and the establishment is on track to be opened in February 2017. In this [...]
Rehabilitation is an integral part of the prison process. Without successful rehabilitation, inmates struggle to find employment once they’re released. And without a job, the likelihood of them reoffending [...]
Rows of prison cells, prison interior. A major review has recently been released, calling for the government to address the problem of extremism in prisons across the [...]
