MoJ Ministerial Team updated 7 September 2025

Increasingly long sentences have left the service on its knees. Now a raft of solutions will be unveiled to tackle a growing crisis

UK justice secretary also announces plans for three new jails amid overcrowding crisis in England and Wales

Exclusive: The scale of prison neglect uncovered as figures show almost half of prisoners who took their own lives didn’t get the care they are entitled to

Reports are revealing the true harm done by incarcerating women under the guise of protecting them, writes Eva Wiseman

James Timpson’s parents took in foster children and he gives jobs to former criminals in his family business. Now he wants the government to do the same

We’re so pleased to share with you our brand new FairChecks short film, highlighting the experiences of those facing the life-long barrier of a criminal…

Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment

Recalls have risen by 12,000 in 30 years, largely due to non-compliance with licence conditions rather than reoffending, says the chief inspector of probation

With privatisation badly failing prisoners and staff, MARK FAIRHURST insists Labour must stick to its insourcing pledge and bring prison maintenance back in-house

Exclusive: The British government refused to allow IPP prisoners to progress to an open prison in 61 per cent of cases over the past 12 months, figures show

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