Three people have been arrested after illegal items were reportedly thrown into HMP Rochester. Class A and B drugs, mobile phones, SIM cards and chargers were allegedly hurled over the prison’s ...

In two separate incidents, workers within prison health services have been disciplined by their professional bodies for inappropriate behaviour. In one case a male nurse was struck off for making ...

A man in HMP Edinburgh who wanted revenge on a prison officer was caught on tape by police plotting a gun attack whilst in ...

As it struggles to house the growing number of men and women in custody across England and Wales, the Prison Service has announced plans for long-awaited new accommodation – for bats. Works to upgrade ...

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has expressed concern into the ease of obtaining illegal drugs in HMP Parc. This follows the death of Lewis Petryszyn at the G4S-run jail in April 2022, after his ...

A 36-year-old man has pleaded guilty to blackmailing a female officer at HMP Featherstone while he was serving a sentence at the prison. He admitted that, in February 2024, he had “made an unwarranted ...

A prisoner who fled hospital whilst in handcuffs has been sent back to jail, with six years added to his sentence. The 27-year-old had first been arrested in Newport on 2 April having been found ...

Sexual harassment, racism, and bullying have become “normalised” in jails and probation offices across England and Wales ...