England and Wales, which share a legal system ... as Labour sought to pin the blame on the Tories for underinvestment in the prison system. As it happened, the justice secretary was correct ...

England and Wales prisons are grappling with a dramatic rise in drone incursions, as new figures reveal a tenfold increase in ...

More than 100,000 prisoners could be held in jails in England and Wales within five years, according to government estimates. The prison population is projected to increase to between 95,700 and ...

Assaults in prisons across England and Wales have reached alarming levels, with 74 assaults daily with nearly 27,000 ...

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

Wandsworth prison in south London holds the highest number of inmates of foreign nationality among prisons in England and Wales (Lucy North/PA) Here are some of the key statistics about the prison ...

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Thousands of prison cells could be left empty because they are not fit for inmates to stay in. It comes with the prison estate under extreme pressure. The government has already had to extend the ...