Inmates 'at risk' in police cells
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Doctors' leaders warn of the potential health risks of putting inmates in police or court cells.
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Thousands of prison officers across England and Wales started a 24-strike over pay Wednesday, forcing many jails to lock offenders in their cells.
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&quot;Our jails are overcrowded, the police are overworked, and we&#39;re going to have to make room in the prisons for teenage file-sharers?
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A prison inspection discovers "startling" levels of inmates crowded into  Aberdeen prison.
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Those caught for &#39;serious offenses&#39; could now face life imprisonment while less serious cases could result in compulsory surveillance, detainment, taking into custody by the police.
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The jails of this crowded, sweltering city are getting crowded, and not with your typical prisoners.
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The Chief Inspector of Prisons says improvements to the system are under threat  because of overcrowding.
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Privately-run prisons perform worse than those run by the public sector, a document leaked to the BBC suggests.
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Â· Research argues that orders are not working  Â· Evidence suggests lack of support for offenders
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The government's 'scramble to build new prisons' threatens to move the UK towards a system of 'large-scale penal containment' which would mean worse as well as more jails, the chief inspector of prisons warns today
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Reports highlight problems in two UK prisons, including a vermin infestation in one
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More than 900 inmates have contracted a fungal infection that can be lethal, and experts are asking why.
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Inmates holding a jail nurse hostage threatened to torture and kill her, prompting a SWAT team to storm the building, authorities said Tuesday.
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Drug dealing and bullying continue to hamper improvements at one of the UK's biggest prisons, inspectors say.
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Police investigating the prison van hijack of a "very dangerous" inmate appeal to criminal underworld.
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Police issue a warning about a high-risk sex offender they believe is currently in Northern Ireland.
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Detectives investigate a knife attack on a prisoner in the cells below the High Court in Glasgow.