Women are being sent to prison after missing court appearances because they cannot get child care, The Herald has found as we investigate the ...

The largest high-security jail in Europe houses politicians, activists, journalists and artists, as well as ordinary felons.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar and his team face mounting criticism about the jail. During a tour, they showed how they're working to make fixes.

Senior prison officer Alan Henderson describes working life at top secuity HMP Low Moss, currently operating on the highest red risk security status.

A convicted teenage murderer held a razor to a prison officer’s face and demanded he hand over his keys.

The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases from the Chichester area sentenced by West ...

Cell polarity is the asymmetric organisation of several cellular components, including its plasma membrane, cytoskeleton or organelles. This asymmetry can be used for specialised functions, such ...

A prisoner described by his mum as "very caring" died after taking a 'bad batch' of drugs circulating on his wing. An inquest into the death of Lewis Rhys Thomas Petryzyn, held at Pontypridd coroner’s ...

The U.N. considers solitary confinement torture. Yet it remains widespread in U.S. prisons and jails, where 122,000 people ...

The UK’s newest jail, HMP Millsike (pictured), had a ceremonial opening on 27 March in advance of its first batch of 200 ...

It is 100 years today since the fearsome Newcastle Gaol closed its doors.

It was rebuilt after the notorious Strangeways riot in April 1990, which was the largest disturbance in the prison service's ...