The former National Probation Service centre in Wakefield could be converted into an apartment block. Plans have been ...

Wakefield’s former National Probation Service centre looks set to be converted into an apartment block. Plans have been ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy announced that chemical suppressants for sex offenders will be trialled in north west and north ...

David Lammy said the trial in south-west England had been "positive" and the controversial medication limits "problematic ...

The probation watchdog chief for England and Wales has urged Sir Keir Starmer to finally put an end to the scandal of indefinite jail terms, warning prisoners are “trapped in the system”. Martin Jones ...

Leicestershire Police has confirmed Alex Belfield's claim that a prisoner at HMP Fosse Way has died after an assault inside the facility. Dennis Green, 42, was taken to hospital after the assault at ...

Convicted Nottingham stalker Alex Belfield says it is "very likely" he will be thrown back in prison over a recent YouTube video. Belfield, jailed in September 2022 over a "vicious and continued ...

A prisoner "would almost certainly still be alive today" if he had not been sent to crisis-hit HMP Wandsworth, a watchdog has ruled. A damning investigation found staff repeatedly missed opportunities ...

Criminals will be tagged in prison before they are released in a trial to end a “surveillance gap” as ministers seek to monitor thousands more offenders as part of sentencing reforms. Legislation to ...

Tagging offenders in prison before they are released will be trialled over six months (Ministry of Justice/PA) Criminals will be tagged in prison before they are released in a trial to end a ...