In January, Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor published a report praising reading initiatives within some prisons. He referred to the “strong reading culture” generated within these, and ...

Since December 2025, a number of changes were made to Rule 19 of the Parole Board Rules that affected the rights of people in prison to have an oral hearing. What were the changes? The first ...

I am now more than 10 years into my life sentence. I have been to four prisons, and New Hall is my fourth. I have been here for just over a year now. I know and understand that things change from ...

A gang of seven men who used drones to smuggle drugs, weapons and mobile phones into prisons has been jailed.  According to ...

The introduction of body-worn cameras to monitor confrontations between staff and prisoners in Scottish prisons is reportedly being resisted by prison officers who fear the recordings will be used ...

Boys in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) are still not getting enough education and activity, official figures have shown.

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Adrian Usher, has published two reports which find that prisons failed men within them ...

When I was younger, I kept my hair long to be cool, Now I’m older more for warmth in wintertime. When I was younger, I played the fool, Now I’m older embarrassment is almost a crime. When I was ...

In each column we bring you the profile of a different member of our therapy animal team and explain how they help in “Unleashing the Healing Power of Animals”. Most of the animals on our team are ...

For three quarters of a century, you graced the world so well In the end you fought the good fight, I imagine it was hell I ...

In a competition for readers, we asked you to tell us about someone who has helped you in prison. Winning entries described ...

Addiction, it’s just a mere word. You cannot fathom, the hurt, the curse, the cramps, the sickness, the pains all this down ...