Watchdog finds prisoners humiliated at hospitals Woman ‘cuffed to male officer in breast exam’ An NHS watchdog has found that ...

Staff at HMP Coldingley failed to seek medical attention for a prisoner who was reportedly found “naked on all fours, and ...

The governor of a Scottish prison has told a local newspaper that “we put away too many people who annoy us rather than those ...

A prison has been slammed by a watchdog after the “truly shocking” death of a prisoner who set himself on fire in his cell ...

I’m writing in response to the news article ‘First failing Cat-C jail’ (October). An inspection of Rochester by Charlie ...

Here at Wakefield, I’m having the same problem. We have to fill out an approved parcel request form. The ...

Yes, psychology works. Like you, pal, I don’t believe in American crystal ball stuff. Not until it’s done properly.

Professional bullying in prisons and secure hospitals is an insidious issue. Anyone who has ever had the courage to fire a complaint off, or simply stand up for themselves, quickly learns the ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood fended off MPs’ questions on early releases, the Sentencing Review, and the state of young offender institutions (YOIs) in her first appearance before the Justice ...

I write in response to the Mailbag ‘How can you fight hearsay?’ (October). It is clear that the author is in denial with reference to so-called historic sex crimes, as he states it, and that’s why ...

Thirty MPs have signed a House of Commons motion calling on the Government to bring all prison maintenance services back in-house. The Early Day Motion highlights a finding by the National Audit ...

A female prison teacher who smuggled codeine into HMP Holme House for a prisoner and was found with a love letter from the ...