MPs have warned that UK prisons could run out of space by early 2026 due to ineffective government ... notwithstanding the prior release of thousands of inmates intended to ease overcrowding. MPs ...

MPs have warned the prison service is operating 'hand to mouth' as it scrambles from one crisis to another - with jails set to run out of space again next year ...

MPs have issued a stark warning that prisons in the UK are on track to run out of space ... The MPs criticised the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) for its "hand to mouth" operations ...

Silby had made an internet search for "What do HM Prison cells look like?" During police interview, he made no comment to all ...

A rural prison is to increase its capacity by more than 50% to become "the UK's largest" jail ... In January 2024, HM Inspectorate of Prisons said Highpoint was failing to deliver its core ...

With the Chancellor expected to announce swingeing cuts of around 7 per cent across government departments, the Prison ...

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 ...

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It is not the first time concerns have been raised about conditions at the prison. The HM Inspectorate of Prisons previously found the rate of self-harm was the highest in the women's estate.