Sir John Major has called the UK’s jails “a total and utter disgrace”, saying it is “completely unacceptable” that cells built in Victorian times to hold one prisoner are now holding two. The ...

Police have opened an inquiry into social media messages exchanged between staff at Parc prison in south Wales, relating to ...

When the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) visits people in prison we are often asked about the role of our Commissioners and their backgrounds. Commissioners play a very important part in ...

Inside Justice is a small organisation with a mighty purpose. We overturn wrongful convictions and campaign for systemic change because no-one should face conviction for a crime they didn’t ...

One of the pleasures of working for Inside Time is seeing articles and comments sent in by readers. Lack of space prevents us ...

I really don’t want to sound like just another bitter criminal who thinks we have it really bad in prison, as that is not ...

I’m a marshal on the parkrun, and it is a really fun role. I love clapping and cheering the runners on, even the joggers and walkers as they go round the field. We do our best to make sure no-one ...

One-third of prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences are in the wrong prisons, the Government has admitted. Around 840 of the 2,800 people still in custody on the ...

The rate of self-harm in prisons has reached its highest since records began in 2004, according to figures released by the Ministry of Justice. There were 76,365 incidents of self-harm in the 12 ...

On the 19 May, 2024, I suffered a life-changing injury after I had a full-blown PTSD attack and poured scalding water from the kettle down my left leg and hand to stop the horrific images playing ...

A mother-of-six who was in the prison for the first time took her own life after being denied phone calls with loved ones and left without clean underwear for 10 days. Kay Melhuish, 36, died ...

Keeping people safe in our prisons is always a top priority for HMPPS Between 18-22 November, HMPPS will be running our National Safety Week. Prisons across England and Wales have been invited to ...