A prison is considered crowded if the number of prisoners it houses exceeds this number. The news comes as HMP Winchester and prisons across the country come under intense scrutiny as a result of poor ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A female prison officer has admitted communicating with an inmate at HMP Norwich using an phone hidden in his cell. Naomi Ellis ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A female prison officer has admitted communicating with an inmate at HMP Norwich using an phone hidden in his cell. Naomi Ellis, 32, made a ...

Police are investigating an allegation that a HMP Swansea prisoner was sexually assaulted in his cell by another inmate. A South Wales Police spokesman said it received a report on Tuesday that a ...

Disturbing levels of drug use, self-harm and violence at HMP Styal in Cheshire have been laid bare in a new report. Inspectors found the prison had the highest rate of positive drugs test among ...

With Manchester United leaving Old Trafford, Everton leaving Goodison Park, and even Birmingham City preparing to head away from St Andrew's - we asked the question as to whether Aston Villa will ...

Wates Group has started work on a major expansion programme at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk. The £300m project will provide 741 new category C prison places in three four-storey houseblocks as the ...

Disturbing levels of drugs use, self-harm and violence at HMP Styal have been laid bare in a new report. Inspectors found the prison had the highest rate of positive drugs tests among women's ...

HMP Styal near Wilmslow, Cheshire, was named the worst in the country for positive drug tests after an inspection in December, which also highlighted low staffing levels. The number of cases of ...

Shakil Hussain is from Moseley. He said he went to Handsworth Aylesbury Road and the mobile recycling wasn't there. He said there was one last week in MacKenzie Road in Moseley that was 'absolute ...

Rudy O’Halloran from Handsworth created fitness club 'Rocup' to find purpose after feeling "lost" following his release from prison - and it has since exploded into a rapidly growing UK movement.

Ashley Ferrie died at HMP Fosse Way, in Glen Parva, Leicestershire, on 13 February 2024. The 35-year-old, from Coventry, was the first prisoner to die at the Category C jail, operated by Serco ...