Hundreds of prisoners set free early as the Scottish Government attempts to tackle overcrowding in the country's prisons.

The prison population hit a record high in August amid fears jails are on the ‘point of collapse’.

The prison population hit a record high in August amid fears jails are on the ‘point of collapse’.

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Some early details suggest the issue here isn’t one of free speech, but of criminal activity.

UK Government told its tax on oil and gas profits will 'decimate' the North East economy and risk tens of thousands of jobs.

There has been a 60% increase in grants of temporary release since the eligbility rules were relaxed last year

Officials from the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs state that out of the total 10,000 to 11,000 prisoners in Afghanistan’s prisons,...

At a time of major crisis for prisons, the BBC’s Sima Kotecha is given rare access to HMP Pentonville.