Some 4,000 prisoners have been released by Burundi as part of a campaign aimed at clearing the East African nation's overcrowded jails, the presidency said on X.

Prisons minister James Timpson admitted it’s going to take 'years not months' to fix the crisis in jails in his first ...

The Irish Prison Service intends the construction work will take eight weeks after which the chapel will again be available ...

Most prisoners serving less than four years will now be released after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than 50%.

Inspectors say the Scottish Prison Service should prioritise staffing levels in order to reopen Cruden Hall at HMP Grampian.

Police custody cells in Warwickshire have been put on standby to help with prison overcrowding, the police and crime ...

Advocates say several state prisons are overcrowded and inmates are living in poor conditions after thousands of inmates at ...

Since last year, Green Hill School's population has increased 60%, and Echo Glen's population has gone up by more than 30%.

Washington officials are opening a new juvenile corrections facility at a state prison in Aberdeen, marking their latest ...

A new, state-of-the-art central prisons building is all but complete and will relieve prison overcrowding by about 30 per ...

An inspectorate has cited “serious concerns” about overcrowded Scottish prisons, after a recent report concluded the ...