The scenes outside prisons this week verged on the farcical. As 1,700 offenders released early embraced their unexpected freedom, they spoke to reporters with a mixture of glee and depressing realism.

The prisons in England and Wales are full, and successive governments have struggled to increase capacity as the numbers of prisoners rise. The prison population is determined by the type and length ...

When andy laidlaw began working as a prison officer in 1998 it was “an enjoyable job”. There were “low lows” as well as “high highs”, but it was mostly safe and you “could feel like you were making a ...

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain will consider adding a new intermediate tier to its court system, the justice ministry said on Thursday, as the government scrambles to deal with a record-high ...