Prisons

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates
Opinion

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates

Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West

If we’re going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners
John Bird

If we’re going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners

Prison performs U-turn on banning handwritten cards for inmates after public outcry
Prisons

Prison performs U-turn on banning handwritten cards for inmates after public outcry

Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
prisons

Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance

Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to
Homelessness

Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people
Justice system

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people

Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
TV

Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’

Prisoners turn critics to review TV shows and films during Penned Up Festival
News

Prisoners turn critics to review TV shows and films during Penned Up Festival

Prisoners pick the books to get you through lockdown
News

Prisoners pick the books to get you through lockdown

Transforming prison food: Traditional Bangladeshi chicken curry recipe
News

Transforming prison food: Traditional Bangladeshi chicken curry recipe

Books behind bars: Not even Covid can stop the prison librarian
News

Books behind bars: Not even Covid can stop the prison librarian

Illiteracy is high in prisons. Learning to read can reduce reoffending
News

Illiteracy is high in prisons. Learning to read can reduce reoffending

A chaplain’s view on prison in the time of Covid
Opinion

A chaplain’s view on prison in the time of Covid

Meet the ex-inmates helped by music in prison
News

Meet the ex-inmates helped by music in prison

The music label helping prisoners dream beyond their cell walls
News

The music label helping prisoners dream beyond their cell walls

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There is a mental health crisis in our prisons. Lockdown is making it worse
Opinion

There is a mental health crisis in our prisons. Lockdown is making it worse

Anonymous prisoner: ‘You go to prison as punishment, not for punishment’
Opinion

Anonymous prisoner: ‘You go to prison as punishment, not for punishment’

Lockdown in lockdown: I watched the country close while in prison
Opinion

Lockdown in lockdown: I watched the country close while in prison

You don’t have to be a bleeding heart to see our prison system isn’t working
Opinion

You don’t have to be a bleeding heart to see our prison system isn’t working