Prisons
Prison performs U-turn on banning handwritten cards for inmates after public outcry
Prison performs U-turn on banning handwritten cards for inmates after public outcry
A prison has performed a swift U-turn on a handwritten cards ban after a public outcry over the policy, which was shared on Twitter.
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
While so many women are released from prison with nowhere to go, ministers should shift their focus away from putting more people behind bars
Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to
Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to
The majority of women leaving HMP Bronzefield – Europe’s largest women’s prison – fall into homelessness, with some preferring prison to the “uncertainties of freedom”.
Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people
Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people
How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction
How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction
Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time
Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time
Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
Why is the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on a hunger strike?
Why is the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on a hunger strike?
Prisoners turn critics to review TV shows and films during Penned Up Festival
Prisoners turn critics to review TV shows and films during Penned Up Festival
Prisoners pick the books to get you through lockdown
Prisoners pick the books to get you through lockdown
Transforming prison food: Traditional Bangladeshi chicken curry recipe
Transforming prison food: Traditional Bangladeshi chicken curry recipe
Books behind bars: Not even Covid can stop the prison librarian
Books behind bars: Not even Covid can stop the prison librarian
Illiteracy is high in prisons. Learning to read can reduce reoffending
Illiteracy is high in prisons. Learning to read can reduce reoffending
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The music label helping prisoners dream beyond their cell walls
The music label helping prisoners dream beyond their cell walls
My children didn’t understand why mummy was in prison
My children didn’t understand why mummy was in prison
There is a mental health crisis in our prisons. Lockdown is making it worse
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’
Anonymous prisoner: ‘You go to prison as punishment, not for punishment’
Lockdown in lockdown: I watched the country close while in prison
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
You don’t have to be a bleeding heart to see our prison system isn’t working
Why The Big Issue has put together a prison special
Why The Big Issue has put together a prison special
Tony Adams latest to share his emotional story on More Than My Past podcast
Tony Adams latest to share his emotional story on More Than My Past podcast
Motivational speaker Lennox Rodgers appears on More Than My Past podcast
Motivational speaker Lennox Rodgers appears on More Than My Past podcast
Lord John Bird stars with actor Jason Flemyng on brand-new recovery podcast
Lord John Bird stars with actor Jason Flemyng on brand-new recovery podcast
1,000 prisoners released on to the streets during Covid-19 pandemic
1,000 prisoners released on to the streets during Covid-19 pandemic
Inmates share inspirational prison education stories in powerful new book
Inmates share inspirational prison education stories in powerful new book
InHouse Records is sending a weekly magazine to 2,500 prisoners
InHouse Records is sending a weekly magazine to 2,500 prisoners
Homeless people and prisoners tell lockdown stories in new exhibition
Homeless people and prisoners tell lockdown stories in new exhibition
Cell Workout smashes £10k goal to start ‘Made in HMP’ clothing brand
Cell Workout smashes £10k goal to start ‘Made in HMP’ clothing brand
‘Time is short’ for Government to protect prisoners from Covid-19
‘Time is short’ for Government to protect prisoners from Covid-19
Would Rory Stewart have had to resign over the 10 Prisons Project?
Would Rory Stewart have had to resign over the 10 Prisons Project?
‘Unacceptable’ that prisoners can’t get an education, says charity
‘Unacceptable’ that prisoners can’t get an education, says charity
Prisoners show the importance of education with postcard art exhibition
