UK Prisons

There Is Still No Light At The End Of The Tunnel For Britain's Prisons

Recent figures paint a worrying picture that will only be solved with more resources and fewer prisoners in the system
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Assaults And Self-Harm In Prisons Reach Record Highs

New statistics show assault and self-harm incidents behind bars have risen by 20%.
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Prison Staff Caught Smuggling Banned Items Soars 58% Since 2012, Report Claims

340 people have faced disciplinary or judicial proceedings.
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Ministers Either Ignored HMP Birmingham, Or Are Guilty Of Dereliction Of Duty

Here in Birmingham, it beggars belief that the prison was able to deteriorate further from the 2016 riot
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Female Prison Worker Arrested On Suspicion Of Intent To Supply Class A Drugs

Woman in her 30s employed at HMP Hindley in Wigan.
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New Strategy To Help Female Offenders Is Not Properly Funded, Say Experts

Government launched residential centre trial scheme - but scrapped plans for five new community prisons
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HMP Woodhill: Prison With 'Staggering' Rate of Suicides Still Failing Vulnerable Inmates

Inspectors say the prison is not safe enough for vulnerable inmates.
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Prisons In The UK Could Benefit From Kim Kardashian’s Star Power

If more celebs took a leaf out of Kim Kardashian’s book, it might not break the internet, but it could end up making a real difference
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New Evidence Gives Short Shrift To Short Prison Sentences

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Get Prisoners Out Of Cells And Into Jobs

Less than 0.1% of prisoners released on temporary licence went on to re-offend
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