The Government has announced 2,000 extra crown court sitting days in a bid to reduce the backlog in cases, which stands at an ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood fended off MPs’ questions on early releases, the Sentencing Review, and the state of young offender institutions (YOIs) in her first appearance before the Justice ...

The emergency care of a prisoner who collapsed and died in HMP Humber has been criticised by Prisons and Probation Ombudsman ...

Thirty MPs have signed a House of Commons motion calling on the Government to bring all prison maintenance services back in-house. The Early Day Motion highlights a finding by the National Audit ...

Some people accused of crimes could lose the right to a jury trial under proposals ...

A scheme offering six free counselling sessions to jurors left upset by hearing harrowing evidence during criminal trials has ...

Problems with prison transport run by GEOAmey in Scotland are causing hundreds of prisoners to miss vital appointments, ...

The House of Commons Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into tackling drugs in prisons. MPs on the cross-party ...

The Government has approved a £392 million contract to run a troubled prison – but will not say which private provider has won the deal. On 3 July, the day before the general election, the Cabinet ...