The Rise of the Super Prison: HMP Wrexham and Implications for the Prison System It was recently announced that the proposed super-prison, HMP Wrexham, would be governed by Russ Trent, [...]
Overcrowding in Prisons: Revealing the Extent of the Problem and the Impact on Inmates According to the Howard League for Penal Reform, the UK is in an unprecedented state of [...]
Grayling Out, Gove In… What are the Implications for UK Prisons? The first significant Cabinet reshuffle was announced only days after the election results. Chris Grayling has now been moved [...]
Drones Threaten Prison Security: Can Prisons Cope with Modern Technology? Recent figures released by the Ministry of Justice reveal that there have been seven attempts to smuggle illegal items into [...]
Private Prisons Series: No. 4 Privatising UK Prisons: Benefit… or Curse to the Country? In response to economic strain and national debt, the Conservative government began privatising prisons in the [...]
Private Prisons Series: No. 3 – Focus on G4S In the previous articles, we examined two of the companies currently managing private prisons within the UK; Serco and Sodexo. Now, we [...]
