A warehouse will be converted into classrooms, a computer room, library and a small cafe for students at one prison.

I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

Susannah Hancock's independent review into placements and care for girls in youth custody.

Latest HMPPS workforce figures show falls in number of prison and probation officers

Prof Karen Harrison, Professor in Law and Penal Justice, University of Lincoln; Rachel Mason, Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln; and Dr Helen Nichols, Reader in Criminology, University of Hull — written evidence (PRI0008)

The ministry of Justice is urgently looking into concerns raised by Channel 4 News that women at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey have been shackled and restrained while in labour - at times by male prison o...

The challenges of prison work and the impact on the well-being of prison officers is widely publicised. However, less is known about the well-being of prison governors, and what may impact this: the ...

Abstract Prison staff experience multiple stressors in the course of their working lives and existing literature consistently emphasises the negative wellbeing ...

Leeds says Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values”

Imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences were indeterminate sentences given to serious offenders who posed a significant risk of serious harm to the public. Although it is over a decade sinc...

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ALT: a man with a beard and goggles is standing in front of a cloudy sky and says `` hello there '' .

Health Services Safety Investigation Body reveals difficulties inmates have when they leave jail for treatment

The UK's first commercial tree nursery in a UK prison has been officially opened in Cumbria's HMP Haverigg.

<p>Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences were scrapped in 2012 - but almost 3,000 people are still on them, with no idea when they will be released from prison. Why are they not set free?...

The wellbeing of prison governors has received little attention in penological research to date. The findings of this research reveal that governors’ wellbeing ...

This book offers an important insight into the health and wellbeing of prison operational managers and governor grades working within prisons in the UK.

Dr Helen Nichols explains her motivation for showcasing prisoners