News February 13, 2019 UK: at Birmingham prison, government takeover from G4S extended for another six months Birmingham Prison is to remain in government hands for a further six months due to the “fragile” state of the jail, the government has said. The Prison Service stepped in to operate HMP Birmingham last August after an inspection uncovered soaring violence, drug use and appalling living conditions.…
News January 16, 2019 United Kingdom: wales has highest incarceration rate in western Europe – study Prison population in 2017 was 154 per 100,000 in Wales, compared with 141 in England.
News January 13, 2019 United Kingdom: inmates in Scottish prisons ‘packed like sardines’ The majority of Scotland’s prisons were at or beyond their maximum capacity last month, figures show.
News January 12, 2019 United Kingdom: se acabaron los barrotes en las cárceles de Inglaterra y Gales This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
News January 12, 2019 United Kingdom: prison sentences, charities and probation staff union welcome proposals Ministers are being warned that a proposal to scrap prison sentences of six months or less will only work if there is more investment in the probation services.
News January 8, 2019 United Kingdom: prison praised for installing photobooth for inmates and visitors Families can use booth to take group shots as part of effort to improve visits for children.
News January 7, 2019 United Kingdom: Chelmsford prison, assaults on prison staff double Assaults on staff have doubled at a prison that has seen five deaths over the past year, a report has revealed.
News January 4, 2019 United Kingdom: how lessons in Scandinavian design could help prisons with rehabilitation For many people who end up in prison, efforts at rehabilitation are hampered by historic, pervasive and deeply embedded social inequalities. The bloated prison system in England and Wales has become a dangerous place with little hope of rehabilitating offenders.
News December 24, 2018 UK: the harsh reality of being released from prison after more than a decade behind bars The prisoner served more than 10 years behind bars and was then faced with re-building her life.
News December 24, 2018 United Kingdom: campaigners call for landline phones in prison cells There are calls for landline phones to be installed in prison cells in Scotland to help keep families connected.
News December 23, 2018 UK: Prisons ban Christmas cards with glitter due to drugs epidemic in jails Measure in England and Wales aims to combat problem of post being sprayed with drugs.
News December 15, 2018 United Kingdom: high levels of pepper-spray misuse found in prisons pilot scheme Prisons charity calls for halt to rollout after it finds officers routinely breached guidance.
News December 9, 2018 UK: the prisons where inmates aren’t allowed a daily shower The government is “ignoring the fact that thousands of children and adult men are smelly and dirty because they cannot get a shower”.
News December 9, 2018 United Kingdom: pepper spray used in non-violent situations in prison pilot Pava incapacitant spray to be rolled out to all jails despite criticism during evaluation.
News December 7, 2018 UK: burning blankets, blocked doors and teargassed cells in East London after violent prison protest Violent inmates started fires and blocked cell doors as part of a prison protest in East London on Tuesday, leaving warders no option but to fight back, using “force” and teargas.
News November 30, 2018 United Kingdom : A third of prisons hold at least one transgender inmate, MoJ says Official data shows that 114 prisoners identified as female and 19 as male
News November 28, 2018 United Kingdom : The scandal of ex-prisoners released into a new life – on the streets Figures obtained by the Guardian show a 25-fold increase in rough sleeping among those who served sentences of less than six months
News November 19, 2018 United Kingdom: rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year.
News November 12, 2018 United-Kingdom: 'Signs of improvement' at 'worst' prison A troubled prison that was taken over by the government is showing early signs of improvement, inspectors say. HMP Birmingham was removed from the control of G4S in August after it was said to be in a “state of crisis”. The Independent Monitoring Board said conditions inside the jail had been “squa…
News November 7, 2018 United Kingdom: children in prison aren’t coping - but nobody seems to care Most young people in English jails feel isolated and take drugs to deal with stress, grief and anger – it’s a ticking time-bomb.
News November 6, 2018 United Kingdom: government reveals second new prison in England to be privately run Two new jails announced by the government are to be privately run, it has emerged, as the role of profit-making prisons comes under increased scrutiny after the crisis at the formerly G4S-operated HMP Birmingham.
News November 4, 2018 United Kingdom: A la prison de Birmingham, la faillite d’une gestion privée This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
News November 1, 2018 United Kingdom: inspectors warn of worsening conditions for mentally ill inmates Mentally ill prisoners in the largest high-security jail in the UK face “totally unacceptable” delays in being transferred to a secure hospital, leading to a further deterioration in their conditions, inspectors have said.
News October 31, 2018 United kingdom: prison sentences for women of less than a year should be abolished, say mps and peers “It would save lives and reduce crime.”