Prison report 'a wake up call on overcrowding'
News Article 20 May 2003
The latest report from the chief inspector of prisons has blamed overcrowding for poor standards at Pentonville jail.
Pentonville Prison 'unhealthy'
Press Review 20 May 2003
Blunkett to free prison officers from strike ban
Press Review 20 May 2003
Woolf warns prisons are failing and full
News Article 16 April 2003
The lord chief justice has re-ignited the debate on the effectiveness of prison as a deterrent to crime.
Jail expansion expected
Press Review 11 April 2003
Prison for elderly inmates criticised by watchdog
News Article 10 April 2003
Conditions at the only prison in England and Wales with a unit for elderly inmates have been described as "unacceptable" in a new report.
Prisons ordered to review spending
News Article 4 April 2003
The public spending watchdog has ordered the Prison Service to review the way it buys supplies.
Prison releases soar
Press Review 4 April 2003
Jail population nears capacity
Press Review 3 April 2003
Prison crowding is hitting rehabilitation, says Hughes
News Article 15 March 2003
The rising number of criminals being locked up in Britain's prisons means that little can be done to prevent them reoffending, Simon Hughes has warned.
England tops EU prison league
Press Review 27 February 2003
Prisons crisis prompts emergency deal
Press Review 26 February 2003
Holloway prison is 'inadequate'
Press Review 18 February 2003
Row over 'inadequate' Holloway Prison
News Article 18 February 2003
A row has erupted over child offenders held on remand in Holloway women's prison in north London.
Narey targets prison corruption
News Article 17 February 2003
A new anti-corruption drive seeking to raise standards of honesty and integrity in the Prison Service has been launched.
