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Half of Inmates High on Drugs: Prison Inspector

HM Inspectorate of Prisons said in its report that during a test carried out at inspection at HMP Hindley, 52 percent of inmates were positive for drugs.

March 14, 2024BY Victoria Friedman

IN-DEPTH: Why the Prison Service Has Never Been Able to Get to Grips With Mobile Phones in Jail

The conviction of seven people for conspiring to smuggle drugs into jail has once again highlighted the problem ...

February 19, 2024BY Chris Summers

Struggle to Recruit Staff Affects Quality of Criminal Justice System: Watchdog

Issues faced by the criminal justice system have been exacerbated by the impact of the pandemic, with most ...

February 15, 2024BY Evgenia Filimianova

Prisoners to Be Freed up to 18 Days Early in Order to Tackle Overcrowding

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has given details in the House of Commons of a range of measures being ...

October 16, 2023BY Chris Summers

More Foreign Prisoners to Be Deported Under New Government Plans

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the foreign national inmates were costing the purse hundreds of thousands of pounds ...

October 16, 2023BY Patricia Devlin

Number of Prisoners Overdosing on the Rise, Prisons Minister Reveals

Damien Hinds said new drug units would be installed in British jails to cope with the crisis after ...

October 13, 2023BY Patricia Devlin

London Prison Found ‘Unsafe and Inhumane’ by Watchdog

A report by Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of HMP Wandsworth warned of overcrowding and the rise in assaults ...

October 11, 2023BY Evgenia Filimianova

UK Plans to Follow Norway’s Example of Renting Prison Sites Abroad, Said Minister

The government will explore the option of moving prisoners to foreign countries, provide the estate facilities meet British ...

October 4, 2023BY Evgenia Filimianova