prison

New research will set out to examine the emotional world of solitary confinement. Dr Ben Laws from the Institute of Criminology discusses his project...

The Lammy Review in 2017 drew attention to inequalities among black, Asian and minority ethnic people in the criminal justice system. It also flagged...

Six academics from the University of Cambridge have been made Fellows of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.

A pioneering project to teach university students alongside prisoners, so that they learn from each other, has proved remarkably successful. The...

Poor access to health care and confusion over post-detention care may have contributed to more than 400 deaths following police custody and prison...

A highly innovative project in which Cambridge students and prisoners studied together at a Category B prison in Buckinghamshire has broken down...

In the wake of a recent increase in prisoner suicide, new research commissioned by the Harris Review on the views and experiences of prison staff...

For thousands of people in Britain, prison is a grim reality. For the rest of us, it holds a fascination that is all too often simply prurient. Jason...

With recent reports stating that almost three quarters of those charged with offences during the London riots had prior convictions, attention has...