Scotland's Prison Crisis: Foreign Inmates Hit Record 9%
Scotland's prison population reaches a 50-year high with foreign nationals now constituting nearly one in ten inmates. Discover the figures and political fallout.
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Neglect contributed to inmate's Christmas Eve death
Alex Davies, 25, took her own life in Styal Prison after being 'treated like a feral dog'. An inquest jury found neglect contributed to her tragic death. Read the full investigation.
Prison Crisis Fuels Reoffending, MPs Warn
A major report reveals prison overcrowding and staffing shortages are crippling rehabilitation, leading to more crime. Discover the urgent call for reform.
£68m Plan to Move Female Criminals Out of Jail
Exclusive: MoJ plans to divert hundreds of female offenders to costly community centres to free up prison space for men. Discover the leaked details and political fallout.
HMP Wandsworth Prison Crisis: Shocking Insider Revelations
An exclusive look inside HMP Wandsworth reveals overcrowded cells, rampant drug use, and prisoners sleeping on mattresses in corridors as the prison system reaches breaking point.
Starmer and Lammy outline justice reform in Commons clash
Keir Starmer and David Lammy outline radical justice reforms in heated parliamentary exchange, targeting prison overcrowding and court delays.
SNP ministers condemned over early prisoner release scheme
Scottish ministers confront explosive backlash as hundreds of prisoners are set for early release under emergency measures, sparking outrage from victims' families and political opponents.
Prison Crisis: Wrongful Releases Expose Broken System
Exclusive investigation reveals Britain's prison service is buckling under systemic pressures, with mistaken releases reaching critical levels. Discover how institutional failures, not individual errors, are putting public safety at risk.
Lammy's shocking prison visit exposes overcrowding crisis
Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy witnesses shocking conditions at Wandsworth Prison, calling for urgent reform as Labour pledges to tackle prison overcrowding and rehabilitation failures.
Prison Crisis: Ben Jennings cartoon exposes overcrowding scandal
Exclusive analysis of Ben Jennings' powerful political cartoon revealing the severe prison overcrowding crisis gripping England and Wales, with inmates literally bursting from crumbling facilities.
Prison Crisis: Lammy Confronts PM Over Escalating Escapes
Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy exposes Britain's crumbling prison system as escape incidents surge and staffing crises deepen during fiery PMQs exchange.
Wandsworth Prison inmate escapes before dramatic recapture
A prisoner serving time for robbery managed to briefly escape from HMP Wandsworth before being apprehended hours later in a dramatic security breach that has raised serious questions about prison safety protocols.
Wandsworth inmate freed after 17 years maintains innocence
Billy Smith walks free from Wandsworth Prison after nearly two decades behind bars, continuing to protest his innocence in a controversial conviction that has drawn comparisons to the Post Office scandal.
Lammy slams Tories over prison system 'mess'
Justice Secretary David Lammy accuses former Conservative minister Robert Jenrick of leaving prisons in 'total mess' as overcrowding emergency deepens across England and Wales.
Prisoner Release Crisis: Lammy Under Pressure
Foreign Secretary David Lammy confronts growing backlash as government's emergency prisoner release scheme sparks security concerns and political turmoil.
Prison Crisis: MPs Act as Foreign Criminals Escape Wandsworth
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy joins growing calls for emergency measures after multiple offenders including murder suspect Daniel Khalife flee London prison amid staffing shortages and security failures.
Prison chiefs in emergency talks over wrongful releases
Exclusive: Senior prison officials face emergency talks with ministers as multiple wrongful prisoner releases expose critical failures in England's overcrowded prison system, raising serious security concerns.
Inside HMP Wandsworth: Prison in crisis
An explosive report exposes the inhumane reality of life inside HMP Wandsworth, where violence, drugs and overcrowding create a perfect storm of institutional failure.
Prisoner wrongly freed from Wandsworth commits crime
Exclusive investigation reveals how a dangerous prisoner was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth and went on to commit a serious offence, raising urgent questions about prison security.
Second wrongful prison release exposes system failures
England's prison system faces scrutiny after another inmate was mistakenly freed, revealing systemic failures and overcrowding that put public safety at risk.
Dangerous criminal wrongly freed in prison blunder
A convicted criminal serving time for serious offences has been accidentally released from prison in what's being described as a catastrophic administrative failure, sparking urgent government reviews.
Wandsworth Prison sex offender in live-stream scandal
Exclusive: A convicted sex offender at HMP Wandsworth sparked a major security review after broadcasting an intimate act live from his cell, raising serious questions about prison security and mobile phone smuggling.
Prison officers' desperate bid to save suicidal killer
Exclusive investigation reveals how jail staff fought for 45 minutes to revive murderer Ashley Sparkes after he was found hanging in his cell at HMP Lincoln.
Victoria prisoners serving full terms in police cells
Exclusive investigation reveals Victoria's correctional system at breaking point as prisoners complete entire jail terms in police cells, raising serious human rights concerns.
Prison guard banned for love note to inmate
A female prison officer has been banned from the profession after sending an inappropriate love note to a convicted criminal, raising serious concerns about prison security protocols.
Prison Drug Use Soars 50% to 'Endemic' Levels
Shocking new figures reveal drug use in British prisons has surged by 50% in just one year, with officials warning the problem has reached 'endemic' proportions across the prison estate.
MoJ accused of hiding prison safety data amid crisis
Exclusive investigation reveals Ministry of Justice suppressing key prison safety statistics amid rising violence and overcrowding concerns across UK prisons.
Prison Overcrowding Forces Expanded Early Release Scheme
Exclusive: England and Wales prisons implement emergency early release measures as capacity crisis worsens, with thousands of inmates set for release weeks before their scheduled date.
UK Prisons Expand Early Release to 70 Days in Overcrowding Crisis
Exclusive: UK prisons near breaking point as ministers extend early release programme by up to 70 days to tackle dangerous overcrowding levels across the estate.
Prison overcrowding forces early inmate release in England and Wales
Exclusive: Ministry of Justice implements emergency measures as prison population reaches breaking point, with offenders being freed up to 70 days early in desperate bid to create cell space.
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