A rural prison is to increase its capacity by more than 50% to become "the UK's largest" jail, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. Three four-storey houseblocks will be built at HMP Highpoint ...

Successive governments trying to look "tough on crime" have driven the rising prison population which forced the early release of thousands of inmates last year, a review suggests. The report by the ...

The UK’s prison overcrowding crisis has been fuelled ... “Too often decision-making has been based on an approach that punishment is all that matters, and that the only form of punishment ...

mainland UK Prisons have not been equipped with adequate anti-drone technology. We must see investment in anti-drone technology in all our jails to help equip Prison Officers to do their job.” ...

LONDON, UK - Experts and former professionals in the criminal justice system have voiced concerns about the overuse of prison ...

Politicians trying to look ‘tough on crime’ with a stream of promises of longer jail terms are to blame for the current prison crisis, a new review has found. Former Lord Chancellor David ...

The UK’s prison overcrowding crisis has been fuelled by politicians ... It added: “Too often decision-making has been based on an approach that punishment is all that matters, and that the only form ...