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Prison rules have created barriers between children and their fathers, according to Barnardo’s. The charity has urged the government to reform the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme, under which some [...]
Bristol Prison is taking bold action to crack down on the illegal use of mobile phones among inmates. All cells will soon be fitted with phones – a move designed [...]
Violence in prisons has hit a record high, according to figures released by the Ministry of Justice. 26,643 assaults took place in 12 months to the end of March, 2017 [...]
An extremist has been caught with a mobile phone which he was allegedly using to radicalise inmates. RajIb Khan has been accused of showing other inmates videos of beheadings in [...]
A “mass brawl” broke out at a young offender institution, HMP Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire last week, resulting in the hospitalisation of an inmate and two officers. The incident follows a stark warning [...]
England and Wales now have the highest imprisonment rate in western Europe. As the prison population has grown, so has the number of violent incidents behind bars, prompting calls for [...]
The prisons minister has called the state of the UK’s jails “unacceptable” following the revelation that a vast number of illegal mobile phones and drugs were seized from inmates last [...]
The Government has been urged to take bold action to reduce the prison population, following the release of damning reports on three prisons in south England. Inspectors criticised overcrowding, understaffing [...]
Prison reform was not mentioned in the Queen’s Speech, leaving doubt over whether the government is serious about improving deteriorating conditions in the UK’s jails. The Chief Inspector of Prisons [...]
The conviction of a prisoner who was caught with three mobile phones highlights the need for safe, secure phone access for inmates. The government has pledged to crack down on [...]
