Foreign nationals recruited to work as prison officers in England and Wales will be allowed to keep their jobs after the ...

A high-security prison which suffers from “dangerous levels of violence” and creates “sense of despair” has been placed under emergency measures by a watchdog. HMP Swaleside in Kent was described ...

The Clink Charity, which trains prisoners to work in catering and hospitality after release, has won a competitive tendering process and retained its restaurant at HMP Brixton for a further five ...

It was Christmas Eve in the jailhouse, The excitement that hung in the air, But not for the thought of the presents, Or the perfectly cooked Christmas fayre. It wasn’t the thrill of the snowfall, ...

Christmas is a day in December, Maybe we’ll set a little more time aside to remember, Those days we shared laughs and gifts, No signs of troubles, issues or rifts. Food was plenty, joy was all ...

Failures by staff might have contributed to the death of a vulnerable prisoner who took his own life on his first night at ...

Bosses of independently-managed Approved Premises (AP) hostels have defended the high rate at which their residents are recalled to prison, saying it is essential to keep the public safe. Leaders ...

Prison Officer Charlie, 38, has achieved a remarkable triple victory at the recent HM Prison and Probation Service Dog Trial ...

A 17-year-old girl was hired by the Ministry of Justice to work as a prison officer at HMP Erlestoke – despite a rule saying ...

The Government’s decision to authorise the use of PAVA spray in prisons holding children has been challenged in the High ...

Four more female prison staff have appeared in court in separate cases, charged with misconduct over allegations that they ...