CHILD killer Ian Huntley lay in a pool of blood after having his head “split in two” by a fellow lag this week – leaving him ...

Could Texas hold the answer to Britain's prisons crisis? Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and prison minister James Timpson will visit the US state next month to learn about its points-based scheme ...

Emergency measures have been introduced by the Justice Secretary in order to prevent the prisons system from reaching full capacity by November. Shabana Mahmood introduced plans on Wednesday to ...

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Drone deliveries of drugs and weapons into British prisons have become a national security threat, the country's chief prisons inspector warned on Tuesday, calling for ...

The drones infiltrating Britain’s prisons to deliver contraband are not only carrying quantities of illegal drugs, but also delivering a broad range of lifestyle products, including weight-loss ...

Keir Starmer has made a flurry of ministerial appointments since becoming UK prime minister last week but one name has stood out: new prisons minister James Timpson. Timpson, chief executive of the ...

A volunteer said it was "quite monumental going from prison to Parliament" after speaking about her experience in the prison ...

In the early 1990s, while working at the Maudsley Hospital in London, clinical and forensic psychologist Susan Young began to notice a troubling trend. Young people diagnosed with conditions such as ...

Speaking at the MA Leaders Club conference in London on Wednesday 4 March, an expert panel encouraged more hospitality firms to consider recruiting from the talent pool in UK prisons.

The drugs crisis in English and Welsh prisons has reached “endemic” levels, “fostering a dangerous culture of acceptance that must be broken”, said the House of Commons Justice Committee. The prison ...

Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas detected at 16 UK prisons - High levels of radon gas, which can increase the risk ...