UK prisons could run out of space within a year and only half of new places will be built
The ambitious 2021 plans to introduce 20,000 new prison places by the mid-2020s are set to be delivered five years behind ...
Prisons set to run out of spaces again within a year despite early release scheme, MPs warn
Many prisoner are living in ‘inhumane conditions’ and the government must act now to avert disaster, the Public Accounts ...
UK prisons predicted to hit capacity by 2026 despite government's expansion plans, MPs warn
The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating 'hand to mouth', while the service acknowledges it as ...
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Claims by staff at Winchester Prison over past five years total more than £1 million
Accident Claims obtained figures showing that prison staff claims against HMP Winchester have cost over £1m since 2019.
Drugs too easily available at prison, watchdog warns
Drugs are "too easily available" at a prison where almost 40% of drug tests came back positive, a watchdog has warned. HMP ...
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Prison officers union calls for wealth tax amid ‘immediate crisis’ in jails
With the Chancellor expected to announce swingeing cuts of around 7 per cent across government departments, the Prison ...
Prisons to run out of space despite early release of thousands
MoJ says jails in England and Wales will be full by early 2026 as inmate population rises by nearly 100 a week ...
Prison fights and violence surge as warning issued over 'pressure cooker' jails
MPs have warned the prison service is operating 'hand to mouth' as it scrambles from one crisis to another - with jails set ...
Inspectors reveal shocking finds inside crisis-hit HMP Styal
Inspectors found the prison had the highest rate of positive drugs test among women's jails in the UK and the second highest levels of self-harm ...
'Unacceptably high' self-harm at women's prison
"Urgent" concerns have been raised about "unacceptably high" levels of self-harm at a women's prison. The thousands of ...
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Positive drug test results at HMP Styal highest in women’s estate – inspectors
of all 12 women’s prisons, with more than 5,200 reported incidents in the past year, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) found. A quarter of all incidents of self-harm involved three ...