UK Prisons

Ministers Either Ignored HMP Birmingham, Or Are Guilty Of Dereliction Of Duty

Here in Birmingham, it beggars belief that the prison was able to deteriorate further from the 2016 riot
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Female Prison Worker Arrested On Suspicion Of Intent To Supply Class A Drugs

Woman in her 30s employed at HMP Hindley in Wigan.
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New Strategy To Help Female Offenders Is Not Properly Funded, Say Experts

Government launched residential centre trial scheme - but scrapped plans for five new community prisons
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HMP Woodhill: Prison With 'Staggering' Rate of Suicides Still Failing Vulnerable Inmates

Inspectors say the prison is not safe enough for vulnerable inmates.
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Prisons In The UK Could Benefit From Kim Kardashian’s Star Power

If more celebs took a leaf out of Kim Kardashian’s book, it might not break the internet, but it could end up making a real difference
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New Evidence Gives Short Shrift To Short Prison Sentences

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Get Prisoners Out Of Cells And Into Jobs

Less than 0.1% of prisoners released on temporary licence went on to re-offend
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Why We Must End Unlawful Imprisonment For Council Tax Non-Payment

Between 2010 and 2017, a total of 692 people were sent to prison for not paying their council tax
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Former Inmates Reveal ‘Deeply Harmful’ Impact Of Holloway Prison Closure

'I tried killing myself twice'
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Ministers Handed Probation Companies £342m 'Bailout' - But Demanded No Extra Staff

Cash was aimed at 'keeping them afloat', says union.
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