The concrete walls, they do not bend or sway, They do not hear the words I cannot say. The constant hum, a sensory assault, A ...

Approved Premises hostels (APs) – where high-risk individuals are sent to live after being released from prison – are ...

Two more female prison officers at men’s jails in England appeared in court in separate cases last week, over inappropriate ...

A new hand-held device that can pick up traces of Spice on paper or clothing has been hailed as a “major breakthrough” in tackling the drugs crisis in prisons. The machine, known as ContraSCAN, ...

Government plans to reform the criminal courts, including scrapping jury trials for some defendants, are forecast to add 900 ...

I read Cyrus S’s letter, ‘Where should trans women be detained?’ (Mailbag, December) and felt that I must reply. First, I support those who are genuinely in the wrong body, but to answer your ...

Does anyone else think it is not appropriate for DHL to be selling ES wet wipes displaying a picture of a naked baby on the packaging?  I recently raised this issue with a governor here at ...

Yoga can relax your body and calm your mind.  Just 10 minutes a day helps you feel less stressed. People in prisons across the UK and Ireland tell us how much yoga helps their mental health. Done ...

As a regular reader of Inside Time, I come across cases of ‘discrimination’ frequently.  The issue for these people is that most of the time it isn’t real, or at least it is exaggerated. It is as ...

I am writing to see if anyone can enlighten me. I am on recall for so-called ‘poor behaviour’, no other reason given. I have done one year and 10 months, and I was told that I would get a review ...

The way this jail is run feels totally wrong. It is meant to be a C-cat, but it feels more like a category B. Getting help from wing staff for even simple things seems impossible, and you end up ...

In a competition for readers, we asked you to tell us about someone who has helped you in prison. Winning entries described ...