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Prison homicides reach record high of nine in a year
Ministry of Justice figures show nine homicides in prisons in England and Wales in the 12 months to March, while overall deaths and self-harm fell.
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Iceland Foods and DSA Connect honoured for employing prison leavers
Two firms received the YOUNITED Flag kitemark at a City of London event that challenged more employers to offer jobs to people leaving prison.
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Ombudsman says Wandsworth prisoner’s death was “absolutely foreseeable”
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found that police, an escort contractor and HMP Wandsworth all missed warnings that Waleed Ali was at risk of suicide.
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Inquest jury finds missed chances to spot TB in Lowdham Grange prisoner
Jurors found that prison and healthcare staff missed opportunities to identify the tuberculosis that led to the death of Alvaro Mendoza Sillerico in November 2024.
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Justice Committee questions MoJ leaders on staffing, capacity and probation
MPs pressed the Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary and the heads of the prison and courts services on budgets, workforce pressures, drugs and prison places.
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APPEAL launches guide to help women navigate criminal appeals
The justice campaign group says women seeking to overturn wrongful convictions face life-changing decisions with little clear information about how appeals work.
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One in 15 frontline prison officers faced corruption investigation in 2024/25
House of Commons Library research based on Ministry of Justice figures also shows dismissals for misconduct reached their highest level in at least 15 years.
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Judge criticises Serco after 18-year-old held unlawfully at HMP Thameside
A High Court judge found a “series of failings” at the privately run London prison, which kept a young man in custody for almost six days after a court sentence meant he should go free.
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Prison recalls hit record 48,327 in England and Wales in 2025
Ministry of Justice figures show recalls rose by 38 per cent in a year. Only 22 per cent followed a new criminal charge.
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News in brief: April 2026
16 shorter prison and justice stories from April 2026, gathered in one place.