Rory Stewart has only been the prisons minister for a couple of weeks, but he’s already set himself an ambitious goal. Following the release of a report on appalling conditions [...]
Justice secretary David Lidington is under pressure to take urgent action to improve the prison service. He has been urged to “get a grip” on the issue of prisoners facing [...]
England and Wales now have the highest imprisonment rate in western Europe. As the prison population has grown, so has the number of violent incidents behind bars, prompting calls for [...]
Prison reform was not mentioned in the Queen’s Speech, leaving doubt over whether the government is serious about improving deteriorating conditions in the UK’s jails. The Chief Inspector of Prisons [...]
Levels of violence at HMP Hewell remain unacceptably high, according to a new report. There were 49 fights, 159 assaults on inmates and 47 assaults on staff during the six-month [...]
We hear a lot about the grim state of UK prisons. The media is filled with stories of overcrowding, violence, rioting and drugs problems; and positive prison-related news reports are [...]
