People were seen being doused in champagne today outside a prison — on the day of the British government’s early release scheme. Bubbly was flying at HMP Nottingham this Tuesday morning. Around 1,750 ...

The latest prison figures for England and Wales show nearly 40,000 offenders have been released early since September 2024, while recalls of inmates are at “historically high” levels and the rate of ...

The Labour government, which took power this past week, said it had been forced into the move because previous Conservative administrations had let the issue fester. By Stephen Castle Reporting from ...

A "never-ending cycle of child harm" means youth imprisonment should be ended altogether in England, children's rights and justice organisations have argued. A new review concludes that child ...

England and Wales banned the use of pain-inducing physical restraint last week in children’s prisons. Such techniques are to be “minimised and will only be used as a last resort where it is a ...

13:17, Tue, Dec 2, 2025 Updated: 13:17, Tue, Dec 2, 2025 Prison staff in England are going through a major mental health crisis, according to new data. Some officers have reported "working on emore ...