Scotland's prison system faces a dangerous breaking point with severe overcrowding and chronic understaffing creating what watchdogs call a 'toxic combination' threatening both inmate welfare and officer safety.
A prison officer has been suspended following the emergence of explicit footage showing a sex act taking place within HMP Wandsworth, sparking an urgent investigation into security breaches at the troubled facility.
An extraordinary administrative error that freed a prisoner reveals deep systemic failures within Britain's overcrowded and under-resourced prison system, raising urgent questions about public safety and rehabilitation.
Exclusive: Chelsea Bracken, 31, dies in Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison as authorities face urgent questions about inmate welfare and prison conditions.
Shadow justice secretary David Lammy and policing minister Steve Reed issue stark warnings about Britain's prison crisis, with facilities at 99% capacity and rising violence threatening public safety.
Shocking knife attack rocks historic Hobart waterfront district as police launch homicide investigation and appeal for witnesses following fatal stabbing.
A landmark federal court ruling has exposed systemic failures in Louisiana's jail system after Erie Moore Sr.'s death, finding officials showed 'deliberate indifference' to his medical needs.
Shocking details emerge as prison inquest confirms former rock star Ian Watkins sustained fatal neck injury at HMP Wakefield, with investigation into circumstances continuing.
Exclusive: HMP Wakefield, Britain's most secure prison, faces serious questions after a significant security breach that saw notorious offenders including Lostprophets predator Ian Watkins moved to other facilities. West Yorkshire Police confirm investiga
An exclusive look into the brutal conditions at Paris's most feared prison where former French President Nicolas Sarkozy serves his sentence for corruption and influence peddling.
Exclusive details emerge about a near-fatal prison stabbing that left an inmate critically wounded in his cell, raising serious questions about prison safety and gang violence behind bars.
Exclusive look at the harsh conditions facing Nicolas Sarkozy as he begins his prison sentence in Paris's notorious La Santé prison, where isolation and strict routines await the former French leader.
An exclusive look at the extreme security measures and psychological toll of life inside the specialist unit housing Britain's most dangerous criminals, including serial killer Ian Brady.
Shocking inspection reveals HMP Leeds plagued by overcrowding, vermin infestations, and systemic failures in suicide prevention, with urgent calls for reform.
A New York prison guard faces murder charges after surveillance footage revealed a brutal beating that led to an inmate's death, exposing systemic failures within the state correctional system.
A teenage prison officer at HMP Hindley has been sentenced after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with an inmate and smuggling contraband into the facility.
Shocking new figures reveal England and Wales' prison estate requires unprecedented repairs as maintenance backlog hits record £1 billion amid rising inmate numbers.
Shocking new figures expose England and Wales' deteriorating prison estate, with repair costs soaring to nearly £1 billion as overcrowding and poor conditions escalate.
Hashem Abedi, convicted for his role in the Manchester Arena atrocity, has violently assaulted prison staff using weapons made from oil and DIY materials in a shocking high-security prison incident.
Exclusive: The grieving family of Peter Lynch, who died in prison after storming the US Capitol, demands answers as authorities investigate potential security breaches in his case.
A prison officer at HMP Berwyn has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment after being caught smuggling a mobile phone to an inmate in a serious security breach that exposed vulnerabilities in the prison system.
Exclusive investigation reveals sophisticated drone smuggling network targeting Wandsworth Prison, with authorities intercepting packages containing drugs, phones, and weapons in major security breach.
Exclusive investigation reveals how Luigi Mangione allegedly turned a prison commissary into a sophisticated catering operation, serving gourmet meals to inmates while evading detection for years.
A mental health nurse has been permanently banned from practising following the tragic death of inmate Paul Vogler at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, after multiple professional failures were uncovered.
A Category D prisoner serving time for violent offences was allowed to leave HMP North Sea Camp unsupervised in what's being called an 'unbelievable' security failure that's sparked a major investigation.
An exclusive look inside Britain's prison system reveals the harsh realities inmates face daily, from violence and drugs to mental health crises and overcrowding.
Two inmates face murder charges after the disgraced former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins was fatally attacked at HMP Wakefield, marking a shocking turn in the notorious paedophile's incarceration.
Notorious child abuser Ian Watkins and two other convicted paedophiles were violently assaulted in HM Prison Wakefield, raising serious questions about prison safety and the treatment of high-profile sex offenders.
Exclusive investigation reveals the grim reality of life inside Wakefield Prison, home to Britain's most dangerous criminals including serial killers and sex offenders.
The former frontman of Welsh rock band Lostprophets has died in custody while serving a 35-year sentence for horrific child sex offences that shocked the nation.