The rapid deployment cells will hold prisoners at HMP Norwich, which range from petty criminals to murderers, the governor said The first of 1,000 "rapid deployment cells" being installed across ...

The Mount, in Hertfordshire, had room for seven more prisoners inside its 1,032-capacity site. Pressure at HMP Chelmsford, in ...

HMP Norwich became the first in the country to install portable cells last year as the prison expanded to keep up with increasing inmate numbers. A temporary kitchen will be placed in the far west ...

A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...

The approval for this scheme comes as the prison undergoes a £38m renovation which will provide 170 new spaces by 2025. HMP Norwich was the first in the country to receive a number of "portable cells" ...

A man has been charged after a female prison officer suffered serious injuries following an attack outside HMP Norwich. She required hospital treatment after the incident which happened as she ...

HMP Dartmoor is being closed temporarily and its inmates moved elsewhere, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. Around 175 inmates are to be evacuated from the category C men’s prison in Devon ...

A seven-week inquest has begun into the deaths of three Nottinghamshire prisoners who were all found hanging in their cells ...

A man has appeared in court after a female prison officer was attacked outside HMP Norwich. Norfolk Police was called to reports of an assault in Knox Road on Saturday, 30 November. The victim ...