When the chief inspector of Scotland's prisons visited Glenochil in February, the 668-capacity jail was holding 770 inmates.

Overcrowding and poor healthcare contributed to a 50 per cent increase in prison deaths last year, according to a damning ...

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was spotted by a member of the public in north London today after being freed in error on 29 October.

Overcrowding and staff shortages are highlighted at a Scottish prison as a new report “paints a sobering picture” of the ...

The prison inspector has expressed grave concern at a 55% increase in deaths in the country’s jails in 2024 — and pointed to ...

The Victorian-era facility is one of the largest in the UK with its interior just as intimidating as its entrance.

The Inspector of Prisons has described conditions in Irish prisons as "inhuman and degrading" and says overcrowding has contributed to the increase in deaths in custody.

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner says hundreds of inmates in the jail at 201 Poplar will be moved to other facilities due ...

In 2024 alone, 277 people died in Alabama prisons” Dakarai Larriett, US Senate candidate in Alabama, says. “Building ...

Chronic overcrowding is “paralysing” the Scottish prison system and undermining efforts to rehabilitate prisoners and keep them safe, a ...