Self harm 8.5 times higher in women’s prisons than men’s – Government Report
Self harm in women’s prisons is 8.5 times higher than in men’s, according to a report from HM Inspectorate of
Justice is still weighted against women say creators of new Brixton House play
A play exploring the real stories of women who have faced the criminal justice system in the UK opened in
The number of female prison officers has risen significantly in the past five years
The number of female prison officers is the highest it has ever been due to a remarkable rise in the
Female self-harm rates in prison hits record high over pandemic
The rate of self-harm per thousand women in prison has hit the highest it has been on record. In the
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
IPP prisoner population at near-standstill for first time in five years
The number of those serving controversial indeterminate sentences for public protection has plateaued due to a sharp rise in recalls
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
Social justice top priority for Croydon North’s Lib Dem General Election candidate
Claire Bonham (left) with Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson (right)
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
HMP Wandsworth criticised for ‘desperate’ state of prisoners as suicides behind bars rise dramatically
Three prisoners committed suicide in HMP Wandsworth last year as fears grow about the upward trend of self-harm in prisons
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