The government's prisons minister Lord Timpson says the backlog of offenders who need electronic tags “has now been reduced ...
Almost 40 prisoners collapsed in just 24 hours and one was rushed to hospital after a batch of drugs were snuck in through ...
Prisoners deemed "an immediate risk" to a specific person or members of the public by governors earlier this year may be released under proposals to be fast tracked through Holyrood this week. A ...
In the summer of 1944 Kathleen Oates - a Wren assigned to the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War - was ...
Prison dairy farms may hold the key to reducing recidivism by teaching inmates empathy, care, and self-regulation through ...
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Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners ...
Iran is talking to the Taliban to hand over some 1,000 Afghans convicted on drug charges. The Taliban wants Tehran to deport ...
The remaining members of the “Bali Nine” drug ring could be released from Indonesia and returned to Australia if “ongoing” ...
Learn more about what to expect when your loved one returns home from prison during a webinar hosted by the Michigan ...
Responding to long-standing grievances from families of prisoners, the Punjab Home Department has unveiled a policy ...
Parole Board members have been advised to break bad news gently to offenders seeking release from jail. The independent body, ...