One of the less obvious causes of pain is the law’s delays. Every week, on the wings of HM Prison Pentonville (north London’s Dickensian, 182-year-old jail, holding more than 1000 prisoners on remand) ...

“I can today announce that HMPPS (HM Prison and Probation Service) will trial the use of Tasers in our prisons. “Wherever we can strengthen our defences, to better protect our staff and the ...

Following calls for urgent action to keep prison staff safer, Mahmood confirmed HM Prison and Probation service would begin a trial on the use of electric stun guns, though did not provide further ...

On Friday, a federal judge will sentence the disgraced former congressman to a minimum of two years in prison, but Mr. Santos expects a harsher sentence. By Grace Ashford Even when he was lying ...

Steve Ley - who joined HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in 1975 as a 21-year-old - has witnessed firsthand how the justice system has evolved over five decades. Now 71, Ley works at HMP ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the Prison Service will conduct a ‘snap review’ of the use of protective bodily armour (Danny Lawson/PA) The use of Tasers in prisons will be trialled ...

Networkers from Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield convened at HM Prison Hatfield, which is a Category D (Open) men’s prison and Young Offenders Institution, to explore how businesses ...

“The Prison Service will also conduct a snap review of the use of protective bodily armour. In addition, I can today announce that HMPPS (HM Prison and Probation Service) will trial the use of ...

The justice secretary says the use of electric stun guns will be tested following an attack on prison staff. The Prison Officers' Association will demand staff are given stun guns in the most ...

A former private tutor killed himself in prison after he was jailed for sexually abusing children. Edward Lomas, 62, from Romford, was found dead in his cell at HMP Pentonville in May last year ...