#newsround: Coroner warns of system failures after suicide insidetime.org/newsround/coro…

#newsround: Overcrowding makes Scottish prisons dangerous, say officers insidetime.org/newsround/over…

#newsround: MPs blame prison capacity crisis on poor maintenance insidetime.org/newsround/mps-…

#newsround: Experts led by former Lord Chief Justice propose IPP solution insidetime.org/newsround/expe…

#newsround: Gag and shackle people in the dock, says Robert Jenrick insidetime.org/newsround/gag-…

#newsround: TEST insidetime.org/newsround/test

#newsround: Scottish prison watchdogs warn of overcrowding insidetime.org/newsround/scot…

I'm excited to be heading to Glasgow tomorrow, to tell a hall full of forensic psychologists what prisoners really think of them. Don't shoot the messenger! BPS Division of Forensic Psychology British Psychological Society #DFP2025

#newsround: HMP Ford inmates build houses  Inmates at Ford open prison will receive training in construction of houses as part of a programme of rehabilitation. It is hoped that the work will lead to employment on release, and future careers. insidetime.org/newsround/hmp-…

#newsround: Prisoner guilty of murdering cellmate A prisoner in HMP Birmingham has been found guilty of murdering his cellmate. The 43-year-old man strangled Tajinder Kular on the morning of 30 September, 2022. insidetime.org/newsround/pris…

#newsround: Drugs wreck lives in prison, says Charlie Taylor The Government must take drugs in prison more seriously, according to HM Chief Inspector of Prisons. He says enormous profits are being made, whilst the lives of those inside are destroyed. insidetime.org/newsround/drug…

#newsround: Choosing clothes to visit a prison? Don’t wear Hoodrich HMP Woodhill has banned visitors from wearing items from popular fashion brand Hoodrich. HMP Wormwood Scrubs and HMP Lewes have the same rule. insidetime.org/newsround/choo…

#newsround: Pentonville prison issued with Urgent Notification HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor has issued an Urgent Notification for Pentonville. It follows, he says, a visit by inspectors which uncovered a prison in a state of disarray. insidetime.org/newsround/pent…

#newsround: Prisoners’ art on display in Dornoch Cathedral Over 70 pieces of art produced by prisoners in HMP Inverness have gone on public show at Dornoch Cathedral. Hundreds visited the exhibition when it ran from 21 to 25 July. insidetime.org/newsround/pris…

#newsround: Shannon Trust goes digital The Shannon Trust has launched a new electronic version of its learn-to-read scheme. Turning pages Digital allows learners to work at their own pace in their cells. insidetime.org/newsround/shan…

When we interviewed David Lammy as Shadow Justice Secretary in 2020, he told us "We are locking a lot of people up" and "I don't believe we should be building more prisons". Now he's Justice Secretary, have his views changed? #Reshuffle

#newsround: Inquests opened into two Spice deaths at Lowdham Grange Inquests have been opened into the deaths of two men within weeks of each other at HMP Lowdham Grange last winter. The drug Spice was given as a factor in connection with both deaths. insidetime.org/newsround/inqu…

#newsround: Scotland’s prison population higher than before early releases The number of people in Scotland’s prisons is now higher than before the early release scheme implemented earlier this year. At that time, the number in the jails was 8,326. insidetime.org/newsround/scot…

It was a pleasure to interview David Gauke for the October issue of InsideTime . He's optimistic that his recommendations, adopted in the Sentencing Bill, can turn the tide on the steeply-rising prison population. Time will tell. insidetime.org/comment/david-…

#newsround: Scottish Prison Service admits to unlawful death, 10 years late In 2015, Allan Marshall was on remand at HMP Edinburgh for non-payment of fines and a breach of the peace offence. He had a heart problem, and had a sudden mental health crisis. insidetime.org/newsround/scot…