Prison Reading Groups (PRG) was created in 1999 to set up, support and fund informal reading groups in prisons.  We currently ...

In his last annual report before his term as Chief Inspector of Prisons ends, Charlie Taylor says long lock ups and poor ...

In three separate cases, people have been convicted or sentenced for smuggling contraband into men’s prisons in England. In ...

The Council of Europe anti-torture committee has criticised the Scottish Government over the overcrowded conditions in its ...

Stephen Parkinson, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), told MPs on the Commons Justice Committee that a CPS ...

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon 71 years after her death ...

A column to help you find intriguing books Having the opportunity to experience different historical periods, or see your ...

A homeless ex-prisoner was found dead in a car park just days after being released from HMP Durham. Jamie Graham, 28, was ...

Restorative Justice groups around the country have called on the Ministry of Justice to change its newly-issued “presumption ...

HM Inspectorate of Probation has published two more reports on Approved Premises (AP) hostels, rating both of them as “good”.

A dedicated prison wing offering acupuncture, yoga and philosophy classes has been created to house people serving endless ...

A 28-year-old woman avoided jail at Maidstone Crown Court having previously admitted misconduct in a public office over her ...