New report reveals UK has highest prison population in western Europe
The UK has the highest prison population in western Europe, a new report has found. A snapshot of figures showed more than 90,000 people were locked up in England and
Read MoreThe UK has the highest prison population in western Europe, a new report has found. A snapshot of figures showed more than 90,000 people were locked up in England and
Read MoreA youth jail is battling to keep a check on gang rivalries that are so fierce some inmates say they would be powerless to stop themselves attacking members of rival
Read MoreA diabetic prisoner died after staff physically restrained her then left her lying on her cell floor for around 21 hours before an ambulance was called, an inquest heard. Annabella
Read MoreThe Home Office has come under fire after it emerged that fewer than half of immigration detainees depart the country when they leave detention. In a scathing report, the Commons
Read MoreThe funding of mental health care for Scotland’s prisoners must be increased after the number of self-harm incidents “skyrocketed”, an MSP has said. Figures show there were 762 incidents in
Read MoreThe family of a British Army captain who plunged to her death from a viaduct 46 seconds after her handcuffs were removed say they are suing police. Relatives of Janice
Read MoreFive officers have been convicted of physical abuse on young prisoners at a detention centre following one of the UK’s biggest police investigations of its kind, it can now be
Read MoreTransgender prisoners will be held in their own unit for the first time in the UK, without access to other inmates. A wing of a female prison in Surrey will
Read MoreThe number of offenders returned to prison for breaching their licence conditions after serving short sentences has “skyrocketed”, a watchdog has warned. Sir Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit
Read MoreThe number of children at risk of sexual abuse in young offender centres and other custodial institutions is much higher than previously thought, a report has found. There were 1,070
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