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New data reveals that 179 prisoners were mistakenly released from UK prisons in the year leading up to March, prompting the introduction of biometric checks to prevent future errors.
Charlie Taylor, the inspector of prisons for England and Wales, has proposed that jailed criminals involved in flooding prisons with drugs should be isolated and 'assertively managed,' similar to how radical extremists are handled.
Drones are being used to smuggle contraband into UK prisons, exploiting vulnerabilities in decades-old prison designs that were not built to be secure from aerial threats, making the lucrative trade difficult to combat.
A Russian man has been sentenced to four years in a UK prison for an assault that was reportedly witnessed on video by Barron Trump.
Activists from Palestine Action who engaged in hunger strikes are planning to take legal action against UK prisons, alleging mistreatment during their incarceration.
Charlotte Head, a 29-year-old Palestine Action-linked activist, attempted suicide during her 18 months in pre-trial detention in a UK prison, according to a recent report.
Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas have been detected at 16 UK prisons, with high levels found at HMP Exeter and HMP Lindholme five years ago.
New biometric checks are set to be introduced in UK prisons following data revealing that 179 prisoners were erroneously released in the year leading up to March.
A 61-year-old man was sentenced to ten months in prison in the UK after resisting instructions, insulting staff and passengers on a flight, and causing the pilot to abort a landing approach.
Ahmad Mulakhil, an Afghan asylum seeker, has been sentenced to 15 years in a UK prison for abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton, an assault he filmed himself committing that also led to protests.
Concerns are rising that hundreds of inmates in UK prisons may have been exposed to cancer-causing radon gas, with the government currently investigating 42 prison and probation sites for high levels of the gas.
A Guardian editorial argues that sentencing reform has not alleviated the crisis in prisons across England and Wales, pointing to years of accumulated problems including a depleted probation workforce.
Double child killer Ian Huntley has reportedly sustained serious injuries after being attacked in a prison in the United Kingdom.
New data reveals that 179 prisoners were mistakenly released from UK prisons in the year leading up to March, prompting the introduction of biometric checks to prevent future errors.
A Romanian national in the United Kingdom faces up to five years in prison after being accused of stealing a family's cat in Manchester.
A British judge praised Barron Trump, Donald Trump's youngest son, for his 'life-saving actions' after he called emergency services when witnessing an assault on a friend, an incident for which a Russian national was later sentenced to four years in jail.
Sri Lanka has been identified as one of the countries receiving prisoner transfers from the United Kingdom under formal agreements.
The Ministry of Justice has admitted that about a quarter of prison places in England and Wales are unsafe, putting tens of thousands of prisoners at risk of cell fires as the government reneges on a safety pledge.
A manhunt has been launched in Suffolk, UK, after two burglars, James Dooley and Andrew Cash, absconded from HMP Hollesley prison.