Prisoners now face being Tasered after Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary, authorised use of the electric stun guns in ...

More than 400 people died in English and Welsh prisons in the past 12 months, an increase of 30 per cent on the previous year ...

Standards are falling across prisons in England and Wales – by the Ministry of Justice’s own admission. Annual Prison ...

Prisoners applying to the Parole Board for release are increasingly likely to be rejected – leading to claims that the decision-makers have become more ‘risk-averse’. In 2024/25, parole panels ...

I’m writing about some very sad and upsetting news which I heard today. Not so long ago we lost the historic Sycamore Gap ...

My partner was wrongly convicted at trial of rape. The judge let him home with me and our three young children for four ...

A prison which banned its residents from receiving books from their families and friends has reversed its approach after ...

The prestigious Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (‘LALY’) awards were held on 4 July 2025. SL5 Legal had two finalists in the ...

HMP Parkhurst, 2018. Located in Bottom Gardens is an inconspicuous building, brown brick, clad in corrugated steel and ...

The ups, downs, challenges and triumphs of a prison leaver’s journey Rasul liked the local library. A ten minute walk from ...

Summer is the season of pig racing. Yes, it’s a thing, and yes, it’s a highlight for those of us that dwell in the Norfolk ...

Today I am taking a day off from recording depressing news about our prisons. I want to celebrate some great initiatives and ...