Every prison in England and Wales has an Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) – local volunteers who check on how the prison is run and publish their findings in an annual report Drake Hall ...

He was taken to HMP Exeter. During his time in jail, Wood felt threatened by other prisoners and wanted to transfer back to Channings Wood. On July 29, Wood cut his face and staff started ACCT ...

HMP Millsike next door to HMP Full Sutton near Pocklington will have room for 1,500 male adult prisoners when fully operational. As a resettlement prison, it takes prisoners from other prisons and ...

He said HMP Oakwood was "the best prison I have seen in my time as Chief Inspector" and added: "I hope other governors and leaders in the prison service will be able to learn from its success." ...

HMP Frankland officers suffer 'life threatening' injuries after attack by Manchester Arena bomber's brother The Prison Service confirmed that three prison officers have been treated in hospital ...

Inspectors have described Scotland's notorious HMP Barlinnie as being in a "wretchedly poor state" while operating at 30% over capacity. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) is ...

Many prisoners are employed while doing their sentence, but are denied the minimum wage. Private companies such as Virgin Airlines, DHL, Tesco and Sainsbury’s reportedly contract-out work to prisoners ...

Little’s sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey was told that he converted to Islam at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution in Kent and at HMP Deerbolt in County Durham after he turned 18. In ...

Wood eventually did, and even graduated, but he didn’t quit stand-up. Instead he drove out — in a car his mother bought — to cities like Charlotte, sleeping in the passenger seat when he had to.