Browsing: Prisons

Most foreign criminals convicted by a UK court will be deported immediately, instead of 30% of the way through their prison sentences, under plans announced by…

Ministers should draw up a specific policy to reduce inmate access to illicitly brewed alcohol and medication, a coroner has said, after the death of a…

The volume of drugs being delivered by drones into prisons is severely undermining hopes of rehabilitation among inmates, a watchdog has warned.Criminal gangs are smuggling contraband…

The booming business of true crime suffered a setback last week, when Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of the 2022 mass slaying of University of Idaho…

Robert Jenrick’s demand for armed prison guards has been described as “headline-grabbing nonsense” by organisations representing governors and staff.The shadow justice secretary, who has made a…

The Conservatives have called for some prison officers to have access to firearms to counter “out of control” Islamist gangs and violent prisoners.The shadow justice secretary,…

The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has hit back at the UK’s most senior police officer in a row over the impact of allowing thousands of criminals…

Plans to allow thousands more criminals in England and Wales to serve their sentence in the community risk “catastrophic consequences” unless the Probation Service is overhauled,…