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Figures show 22 jails – 18.5% – were given the lowest ranking in the year to March.

Joe Outlaw hit out at his ‘soul destroying' indefinite jail term as he stands trial for climbing on the roof of maximum-security HMP Frankland

MoJ figures show 10,568 assaults on staff in the last year, while number of people dying in jail rose by almost a third

A Swedish man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State militant group

More than three years after they were seized from their homes, concerns are growing for three Ukrainians who worked for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Murder victim Josh McKay’s mother said there is a ‘special place in hell’ for his killer

Former reality star and her husband were recently pardoned by Donald Trump

From 1976 to 1977, David Berkowitz – better known as the notorious serial killer “Son of Sam” – terrorized New York City. Nearly five decades later, The Son of Sam Tapes, a gripping new three-part Netflix docuseries premiering July 30, revisits the killings through prison recordings and interviews with survivors.…

Membership of the direct action group is a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Too many government officials see dissent as the worst crime imaginable.

The 43-year old will be sentenced on 19 September after he was convicted last week for serious sex offences involving two young men