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Imprisoning children increases the likelihood of sexual offending in adult life, according to research carried out by The Commission on

Suicide rates at Wandsworth prison are the highest in the country, as prisoner suicide rates rose to its highest level

A former Kingston University student and human rights award winner insists she will never give up her fight to close

HMP Wandsworth is the most crowded prison in London and second worst in England and Wales according to the oldest

Behind the imposing walls of HMP Brixton the future is looking sweet for those determined to leave their criminal pasts

A prison union has denounced Brixton prison conditions, criticising the ‘powder keg’ caused by over-crowding, under-staffing, and low officer morale.

Wormwood Scrubs, Brixton and Wandsworth are three prisons that have suffered some of the worst cuts in staff numbers since

As HMP Brixton’s gates slam shut behind new inmates, seasonal vegetables, different cuts of meat and puff pastry are probably

Children are being tagged and sent to jail due to failings in a system that was designed to protect them,

South West London has one of the worst records for needlessly holding people in custody who are acquitted or don’t

Kingston bobbies locked a six-year-old cancer patient in a prison cell, let him place someone in handcuffs and took him