I am writing this in the gap between two dates when we think of those close to us, Valentine’s Day and Mothers’ Day. Times when we want to be with those we love and care for. But when you are in ...

I would like to bring attention to the work of the prison library manager here at Chelmsford. On many occasions she has provided me with help and support in areas that are not her responsibility.

I have been locked up for just over six months now, my first-ever time in prison. There is a lot to learn and adjust to as a first-timer. I have found the use of acronyms and prison terminology ...

I have a really important question – are the library allowed to just go forward and retrieve money out of your account, and also give you a negative IEP for an item that has been lost or damaged?

Have you heard of HMP Millsike, the new prison known for its great schemes, rehabilitation, and such high standards? Well, it is all lies. Within the first six months there have been multiple ...

Inside Time exclusive Police forces across England and Wales have been told to stop recording the bank card security codes of people on the sex offender register, following a watchdog’s ruling ...

In their newly-published annual report, the Lay Observers say that “systemic” failures within courts are putting vulnerable individuals at risk. Lay Observers are independent members of the public who ...

Three reports from Chief Inspector of Probation Martin Jones (pictured) were published last week. One, on the youth service in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, is positive. The other ...

Government contractor Serco has been accused of being “petty and vindictive”, after tearing down artworks carrying motivational messages that were intended to improve conditions for people held in ...

Prisoners at HMP Hewell came together to build a new storage shed after a park’s old unit, used to store equipment and ...

A 61-year-old former prison officer from HMP Garth has been sentenced to four months in jail having been caught smuggling £100,000 worth of drugs into the prison. She had worked in the waste ...

A man who set fire to cars belonging to prison staff at HMP Grampian on Christmas Day has been jailed. The 43-year-old ...