One of the lesser reported statements by the Justice Secretary Alex Norris during his address to Parliament related to young ...

The Prison Reform Trust and Howard League for Penal Reform have expressed considerable doubts about the changes announced by the Justice Secretary to the Sentencing Act (2026). Andrea Coomber, ...

I never used to read. Hated it.” That is how Main Man Ali from NPR’s breakfast show, Porridge, describes his attitude to ...

What happened A long time ago, there was a rule that said LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) people could not ...

Millions of individuals and thousands of small businesses are being starved of affordable credit and are being targeted by ...

Ask anyone about prison, and they’ll say, Being brave brings choices you’ll may/may not, regret one day. Create careful calm ...

I feel like a ghost amongst the regular prison crowd. Unseen by the government making me want to scream out loud. UNGRIPP are ...

A man sliced a fellow prison inmate across the face with a homemade weapon “designed to cause serious and permanent injury”, ...

Koestler Arts run the UK’s largest awards and exhibitions programme. It recognises creative work by people in prison and other secure settings and will bring together more than 200 artworks ...

First, thanks for all of the letters I’ve received on the back of last month’s ‘it’s all a mess’ column – so many rich insights about how you see the political manoeuvrings, that have been gold ...

Dale Preece-Kelly brings therapy animals into prisons and is known to Inside Time readers for his regular Critterish Corner ...

In May 2026, HMPPS introduced the Remand Prisoners Policy Framework, for adult prisons in England and Wales. It replaces the previous policy and sets out the rights, privileges and support that ...