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 ...

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 ...

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

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.” ...

The analysis is part of an independent review set up by the government after the UK’s prison system ... To house them all, two high-capacity prisons would need to be built annually.

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 ...