The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Proposal is one of several being looked at by Ministry of Justice to address the ‘acute’ prison crisis

Dana Gray gained notoriety for killing three elderly women in the 1990s. Thirty years later, she talks to Andrea Cavallier about her life without parole sentence and how female inmates are taking a backseat to men when it comes to many issues, including opportunity for rehabilitation and positive change

PM pledges swift action on NHS and prisons, setting out agenda to reform public services and rebuild international relations

Sonia Dahmani, a prominent Tunisian lawyer known for her criticism of President Kais Saied, has been sentenced to one year in prison, her legal representative said on Saturday. Dahmani's sentence comes as rights organisations say that Tunisian authorities' crackdown on critical voices is "methodically annihilating" what little remains of Tunisia's…

The US author on dystopian fiction, the experience of speaking to prisoners about his debut novel and why both of America’s major parties ‘love the war machine’

On Radio 4, the moving story behind one teenager’s prison sentence; a satisfying mystery show; and a pitch-perfect satire inspired by Woman’s Hour

Workers in healthcare, education and justice are battling crumbling systems. They told us what actions they want to see from the new government

New PM says there are ‘too many prisoners and not enough prisons’ but that it will take time to change

Controversial memes, mandatory recusal, and punitive damages caps.