A prison more holding 50% more inmates than it was meant to has been found to have among the "worst" drug and alcohol abuse, bullying and overcrowding...

The proportion of young Muslim men in youth jails in England and Wales rose by more than a quarter last year, figures showed on Friday. One in five...

Chris Grayling's plan to crackdown on prisoners in relationships sharing cells is "puritanical", according to a leading charity for penal reform. T...

Sexually exploited girls commit crime as a cry for help and should not be prosecuted, according to a report released on Tuesday. Out of place: The ...

One in eight prisoners developed a drug problem after being locked up in jail, inspectors said on Tuesday. A poll of a quarter of all inmates at Du...