Thousands of prisoners are being released from jail early as the government grapples with an overcrowding problem - and our map ... a prison population of 87,479 offenders in jail across England ...

I’ll be thinking of those 3,499 women in England and Wales who will be spending the day in prison. There will be colourful displays in prison libraries with pictures of Marie Curie, Oprah and ...

Despite plans to create an extra 14,000 prison cells by 2031, the UK still faces the prospect of running out of ... sentenced or ordered by a court to be held on remand. These are for women ...

Her review was prompted by the deaths of six women at Styal prison, Cheshire, between August 2002 and August 2003. If adopted by the home secretary, Baroness Corston's approach would see Holloway and ...

A prison has been labelled the most violent in the women's estate in England and Wales, inspectors have said. A report found women at Foston Hall prison, in Derbyshire, were making 1,000 calls a ...

Fewer than five transgender women are being held in female jails after a major transfer programme in the wake of the Isla Bryson scandal. Around 10 transgender women are believed to have been ...

She’s hoping to shed light on the way the justice system treated women – and what lessons we can still learn today. She told Metro.co.uk: ‘Prison was an exaggeration of society, and I’m ...

"For women, prison isn't working," said Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood as she announced plans to dramatically reduce the number of women in jails across England and Wales during the Labour ...

Reuters In a groundbreaking move, Edwina Grosvenor has opened a pioneering facility in England that offers an alternative to traditional women's prisons. This innovative approach aims to address ...