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Wheelchair user held a week past her release date wins £14,000 compensation
A woman unlawfully detained for seven days in a women’s prison, then released after dark with no transport or support, has received £14,000 in damages.
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Seven men jailed over drone drops behind most contraband flights into London prisons
A gang that flew drugs, weapons and phones into prisons including Wandsworth, Pentonville, Brixton and Wormwood Scrubs has received jail terms of up to five years and three months.
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Scottish prisons under ‘unsustainable’ crowding pressure, inspectors warn
The annual report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland records a population more than 400 above design capacity and a record 64 deaths in custody in 2024.
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No young offender institution in England gives boys the legal minimum of education
Figures released to the Howard League show that Werrington, Wetherby and Feltham all fell short of 15 hours a week in every month of 2025, while Parc in Wales did far better.
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Ombudsman finds failings at two prisons before men took their own lives
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Adrian Usher, has criticised the care given to two men in distress at HMP Leeds and HMP Wormwood Scrubs.
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Judge ‘astonished’ that open prison let serial attacker out on unsupervised day release
A man already serving two life sentences for attacks on women absconded on day release from HMP North Sea Camp and attacked a student in Sheffield.
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Councillors approve two new accommodation blocks at HMP Leyhill
South Gloucestershire councillors have backed Ministry of Justice plans to add space for 120 more prisoners at the open prison, despite objections from the local parish council.
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Scottish commission calls for compassionate release of elderly and infirm prisoners
The Scottish Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission has said older prisoners in poor health should be considered for early release, as part of a wider plan to cut Scotland’s prison population.
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Scottish prison officers reportedly resisting body-worn cameras
Some staff fear the cameras will be used to discipline them, according to a newspaper report, as the Scottish Prison Service prepares to roll them out across public sector jails.
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Scotland sets five-year starting point for rape sentences as prisons stay full
New Scottish Sentencing Council guidelines recommend a minimum five-year term for rape, even as ministers plan further emergency releases to ease prison overcrowding.