Ministry Of Justice

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Prisoner's brother warns 'torturous' IPP sentences will cause deaths in custody

Roddy Russell is warning the new Labour government that indefinite jail sentences will cause IPP prisoners, like his brother, to die in prison.

5 Nov

New owner announces his plans for Reading Gaol

Channing Bi is looking to transform the site into a hotel, art gallery and museum.

28 Oct

Some prisoners part of early release scheme freed by mistake, government admits

The Ministry of Justice said it was working with police to return the offenders to custody, and said their convictions "remain valid".

25 Sept

'We've been punished enough': Victim's fury at abuser's early release

Emergency prison overcrowding measures activated as more rioters sentenced

People 'left in dark' over prison closure due to radioactive gas

Prison to be temporarily closed and inmates moved due to radioactive gas

Bereaved families protest outside HMP Parc following nine sudden deaths

MP calls for government to take over running of Parc Prison following deaths

'Emotional' reunion for father and son kept apart for over a decade

'Serious concerns' for safety of children at young offender institution

The prison garden, cafe and farm shop cutting reoffending and 'saving lives'

'Serious disorder' at Stoke young offenders institute rises by 76% in a year

Former inmate goes back to prison to help others reset their lives

'Torture sentences' trap Britain's most wronged inmates behind bars for decades