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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.

Exterior of HMP Wandsworth Prison

Prisoners left without clean underwear and socks for up to 11 weeks at HMP Wandsworth, claim their lawyers

Three detainees at HMP Wandsworth were left without access to clean underwear or socks for up to 11 weeks between

Woolly hats on Christmas list for Wandsworth prisoners

Prisoners at HMP Wandsworth are getting woolly hats for Christmas, thanks to their chaplains who have launched an initiative to

IPP prisoner population plateaus

“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

Assaults on prison staff at second highest in a decade

Assaults on prison staff in England and Wales are at their second-highest in the last ten years, according to the

On the pulse: Should prisoners be entitled to conjugal visits

Prisoners’ rights have been the centre of controversy for many years, with last month’s announcement they were to be allowed

‘Changing public perceptions’: Brixton prisoners serving time dishing up at Clink fundraising dinner

A Brixton restaurant with a twist has teamed up with London Hilton Hotel to host a fundraising dinner this week.

MoJ apologises for ‘misleading’ parliament over prison crowding – Wandsworth HMP already branded ‘in crisis’

A Minister of Justice spokesman apologised today for ‘unacceptable’ misleading figures under-representing the extent of overcrowding in prisons, months after

From porridge to guinea fowl: Brixton prisoners at Clink Restaurant get lives back on track through rehab programme

As HMP Brixton’s gates slam shut behind new inmates, seasonal vegetables, different cuts of meat and puff pastry are probably

Brixton prison set to open its doors to diners as it aims to reduce reoffending

Summary: The Clink Restuarant, which will be run by inmates, opens this week. Image: By Gemma Jamieson London’s first ever

Battersea man joins mass hunger strike as part of escalating crisis at Guantanamo Bay

Summary: Shaker Aamer, 46, from Battersea is one of 166 indefinitely detained at the centre Image: By David Horsfall The

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