Five female trailblazers who changed UK rap To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March and Women’s History Month throughout ...

Have a gander at these guard-geese A prison in Brazil has replaced guard dogs with a flock of geese, claiming that they are ...

A woman died in a cell blaze at HMP Eastwood Park after concerns had been raised about ‘obsolete’ fire detectors at the jail.

A prison tutor at HMP Erlestoke has been warned she faces jail after admitting she had a sexual relationship with an inmate. The 36-year-old woman pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to two ...

A prisoner at Frankland high-security jail attacked a friend in the prison with a hammer in a bid get moved to the ...

An interim National Chair has been appointed for the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) after the last incumbent stood down ...

A Time4Change graduation ceremony, including CM Ricardo Lafuente-Dyer (back centre) and Godfrey Poku (back right) A highly-praised rehabilitation scheme at HMP Pentonville has been cancelled after ...

The first month of Spring is a rejuvenating time of year for many of us. The dark winter months are behind us and lighter, brighter times are just around the corner. Perhaps more importantly to ...

A charity has been given a £300,000 grant to improve the food at Spring Hill open prison in Buckinghamshire, while teaching residents how to grow vegetables. Food Behind Bars said it would use the ...

A 61-year-old pharmacy technician who smuggled drugs and SIM cards into the prison where she worked has been jailed. The woman transported drugs including cocaine, wrapped in cling-film, into HMP ...

The Prison Service is facing questions over the ability of high-security jails to protect notorious prisoners, after a 52-year-old man was left in intensive care following an assault at HMP ...

Two prisoners used scrap metal to craft sculptures honouring the sniffer dogs which detect contraband in Scottish jails. The ...