One of two inmates mistakenly released from a London prison has surrendered. Billy Smith returned to HMP Wandsworth on Thursday, three days after his accidental release.

Emergency measures have been introduced by the Justice Secretary in order to prevent the prisons system from reaching full capacity by November. Shabana Mahmood introduced plans on Wednesday to ...

Prisoners could soon be used to build the UK's warships under a bombshell scheme to help cover-up glaring gaps in the UK workforce. Keir Starmer's Labour Government is reportedly considering plans to ...

FILE - Incoming Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood arrives at Downing Street in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. Britain’s new justice secretary is set to outline ...

People handed jail sentences in the UK may begin carrying them out in Estonia, over 1,000 miles away, as Labour considers options to tackle severe overcrowding. “Potential partnerships” are reportedly ...

Could Texas hold the answer to Britain's prisons crisis? Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and prison minister James Timpson will visit the US state next month to learn about its points-based scheme ...

The Algerian sex offender mistakenly released from Britain’s Wandsworth prison in October 2025 was a migrant who had overstayed his visa, not an asylum seeker, contrary to online posts.

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A British bishop says the value of “restorative justice” must be recognized in society, “for it can be an effective path to both healing for the victims of crime and ...

More than 700 Nigerians alongside nationals of other countries serving jail terms in different prisons across England and Wales may soon be repatriated to their various countries. National Director, ...

Thousands of social media users have been sharing a post that claims prisoners in the UK can watch TV for free while pensioners are having this right taken away. This claim is partly false. It is ...

A record number of terrorists are being held in British prisons, new figures show amid warnings over radicalisation inside “chaotic” jails. Statistics released by the Home Office on Thursday indicate ...