In our annual competition, readers were set the task of writing a short story of no more than 500 words. Entries were judged ...

A 38-year-old woman who called herself “the best in the north west” at smuggling class A drugs into jail has been spared a ...

The door hits the frame with a heavy-metal ‘thud’, I’m mapping out the maples and the smell of summer mud. I’m building up a ...

The day my life changed I play it over in my head. If I’d have just stayed at home, then he would not be dead. The day my ...

Five South Asian rappers you need to know Rap was born from people refusing to be silenced. Emerging from the South Bronx ...

The Prince of Wales has opted to no longer personally benefit from the £1.5 million in rent generated by Dartmoor Prison each ...

The Scottish Government has admitted that the construction of a new prison in Inverness has been hit by a further delay. New ...

It comes to something when two children are playing for the World Chess Championship. Those aren’t my words, but one of a ...

For this column, I’d like to touch on something we’re very proud of at the Howard League – our legal advice line for children and young adults aged 21 and under.  We’ve been providing this service ...

A report from the Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) has called on the Government to reverse its 25 per cent cut in prison ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced the launch of an independent review of the prison system to assess the long-term ...

Two men’s prisons in England have called in specialist teams to tackle infestations of bed bugs in cells. At HMP Holme House ...