Two women face drug charges over an alleged drone delivery to a Louisiana prison, a Missouri jury awards damages to Muslim prisoners, and federal prisons restrict hormone treatment.
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.
The National Audit Office says the prison and health services must act faster on security and work together better, with half of prisoners having an identified drug problem.
Metal grilles designed to stop drones delivering drugs to HMP Manchester still await planning consent, because of concerns about their effect on the Grade II listed building.
Tom Wheatley says farm drones able to carry 100kg already exist, while the Chief Inspector of Prisons says ministers have reacted too slowly to the drone threat.
An inspection report on HMP Long Lartin, published in January 2025, found drones flying drugs and phones into the high-security prison, rising violence and poor conditions, but some progress under a new governor.
