Prisons
‘We are locking up too many women’: Why the RSC’s Julius Caesar is back behind bars
‘We are locking up too many women’: Why the RSC’s Julius Caesar is back behind bars
The groundbreaking staging of Julius Caesar will tour schools, adding a vital new dimension to the project
Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
Prisons are full and prisoners are being released from sentences early. Will they end up on the streets?
‘I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life’
‘I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life’
SWIM Enterprises is a CIC supported by Big Issue Invest that helps people on their recovery journeys
‘I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed’
‘I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed’
If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
‘I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute’
‘I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute’
Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’
Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’
Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK’s faltering prison system with football
Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK’s faltering prison system with football
‘I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons’
‘I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons’
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: ‘In prison, all you can hear is chaos’
Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: ‘In prison, all you can hear is chaos’
Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?
Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?
Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption
Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption
How the criminal justice system is setting people up to fail
How the criminal justice system is setting people up to fail
My life was ruined when I was wrongly convicted of a sex crime – I didn’t even get an apology
My life was ruined when I was wrongly convicted of a sex crime – I didn’t even get an apology
This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: ‘Art can be a game changer’
This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: ‘Art can be a game changer’
Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail
Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail
2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under ‘inhumane’ sentences outlawed 12 years ago
2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under ‘inhumane’ sentences outlawed 12 years ago
Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here’s why his policies would only make things worse
Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here’s why his policies would only make things worse
Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?
What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?
An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it
