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Thousands of prisoners released homeless during pandemic, Ministry of Justice data shows

More than half of prison leavers were released without settled accommodation between April 2020 and March 2021, new data reveals.

UK’s longest-serving transgender prisoner to run for Richmond Park MP

The UK’s longest-serving transgender prisoner is planning to run to be the UK’s first trans MP in her local constituency

Clink charity running restaurant in HMP Brixton restarts home delivery service

A charity running restaurants in prisons has relaunched its home delivery service from HMP Brixton. The Clink Charity, which aims

Fulham Reach Boat Club endangered by Hammersmith Bridge ferry proposal

A Fulham rowing charity is encouraging an alternative route for the Hammersmith ferry, with a proposed course threatening to end

It’s not too late to prevent more COVID deaths say prison campaigners

Prison charities warn that more action is needed to prevent further COVID deaths in prisons, as figures show record high

Birdwatcher uncovers Hawaiian prayer on Little Wormwood Scrubs park benches

A woman on a birdwatching expedition in Little Wormwood Scrubs has uncovered a mystery ancient Hawaiian prayer on the park

Drawing my way out of prison: an artist’s postcard diary of life inside

Erika Flowers arrived at HMP Holloway in 2014.  As the Serco van approached the prison gates she began her six-year

How an ex-drug smuggler found light amongst the darkness

“I was a mixture of opposites- I was always fearful but I was fearless.“ FAMILY Michael Emmett, 62, is a

The Bard behind bars: How Shakespeare workshops are helping rehabilitate prisoners

Pentonville Prison might not appear the usual venue for a performance of Shakespeare. But earlier this year inmates put on

Wandsworth Prison living conditions deemed unacceptable

Living conditions at Wandsworth Prison were described as totally unacceptable by a report from the prison’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB).

“It’s like sticking a plaster on a shotgun wound” – The prisoners working on the frontline of a mental health crisis

Training to help people with severe mental health difficulties can take years to complete. Yet thousands of prisoners across the

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