About 2,000 criminals are being freed this month to ease overcrowding, while probation union moves towards strike ...

The group will include prisoners serving up to two and a half years for a variety of crimes, including violent offences and ...

For weeks, British media has thrummed with warnings from almost every group connected with the country’s criminal justice system.

The UK government has taken urgent action to address the prison capacity crisis, announcing early release for several thousand non-violent offenders. I have spent my career researching prisons and ...

A British prison officer could be headed for her own cell after recently fessing up to a month-long inappropriate relationship with an inmate, according to a report. Megan Breen, 23, made the shocking ...

The latest prison figures for England and Wales show nearly 40,000 offenders have been released early since September 2024, while recalls of inmates are at “historically high” levels and the rate of ...

Around 1,750 prisoners in England and Wales were recently released early, the first part of the government's plan to solve the prison overcrowding crisis. Politicians, legal professionals and ...

The number of available spaces across the male prison estate in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest this year, sources have told the BBC. As of 1 September, there were about 1,500 free spaces, ...

In England and Wales, prisons are almost full, part of a troubling trend that experts say creates unsafe conditions for both those in detention and the staff who manage them. By Megan Specia Reporting ...