Prisons

Speed Read Reforms are aimed at ‘normalising inmates’ environments’ and helping boost rehabilitation

By The Week Staff Last updated 10 January 19

Speed Read Labour look to link sharp rise in attacks and self-harm to government spending cuts

By The Week Staff Last updated 26 October 18

In Depth MP decries ‘national scandal’ as new law doubles prison time for assailants

By The Week Staff Published 13 September 18

In Depth Government steps in after new report reveals shocking levels of violence and drugs in the jail

By The Week Staff Published 20 August 18

Speed Read The Week rounds up the best picks for this evening’s television

By The Week Staff Last updated 26 July 18

Speed Read Police Commissions says 23 people died in English and Welsh prisons last year, the highest for a decade

By The Week Staff Last updated 26 July 18

In Depth From murder mysteries to nature epics, here are some of the most binge-worthy non-fiction shows on Netflix

By The Week Staff Last updated 11 July 18

Speed Read Move is part of new £30m package of measures aimed at curbing violence in jails

By The Week Staff Published 10 July 18

Speed Read Dutch crime statistics make damning reading for UK ministers struggling to tackle overcrowded jails

By The Week Staff Published 21 June 18

Speed Read Inmates have been getting high by smoking letters soaked in psychoactive substances

By The Week Staff Last updated 17 April 18

Speed Read The 63-year-old was serving seven life sentences for sex attacks on victims as young as ten

By The Week Staff Last updated 9 March 18

In Depth James Ward was convicted of minor assault, but a now-banned public protection scheme kept him behind bars for an extra ten years

By The Week Staff Published 14 September 17