Prison Phone Blog

What is the Prison Population of England and Wales?

Published on February 14, 2018

England and Wales’ prison population currently stands at 84,511. The number of people behind bars…

Published on February 5, 2018

The Probation Service helps to keep communities safe by working with offenders when they are…

Published on January 29, 2018

Rory Stewart has only been the prisons minister for a couple of weeks, but he’s…

Published on January 24, 2018

Some of prisoners’ human rights are protected by law, including the right to life and…

Published on January 14, 2018

Courts must give anyone found guilty of murder a life sentence. But murder isn’t the…

Published on January 10, 2018

Theresa May started 2018 with a reshuffle of several top positions. After six months as…

Published on December 30, 2017

2017 has been a challenging year for the prison system. A series of reports highlighted…

Published on December 21, 2017

Three reports highlight appalling conditions at HMP Liverpool, HMP Wormwood Scrubs and HMP Winchester. Liverpool…

Published on December 18, 2017

Eight people have been jailed for using drones to smuggle mobile phones, drugs and weapons…

Published on December 11, 2017

Damning reports have uncovered soaring levels of violence and drug use at two prisons, while…