Government contractor stripped custody suites in England and Wales of motivational murals deemed too welcoming, report says ...

On 11 February, the House of Lords will debate a clause on “Creative and artistic expression: admissibility in criminal ...

The recent reform of the Penal Code in Mali marks a critical turning point for human rights in the country and, in particular, for the situation of ...

The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has announced the Government’s intention to introduce ‘supermax-style units’ to prisons ...

As Nazi Germany collapsed, elite camouflage once reserved for frontline units was issued indiscriminately, even to penal formations like the Dirlewanger Division. What began as a symbol of innovation ...

The reform of divorce law, which provides for a new regulation of maintenance independent of the fault principle, is being ...

Justice secretary says recommendations could help achieve ‘sustainable’ prison population ...

What we call checks and balances in our system are in fact simply the institutions working at cross purposes with each other ...

A day after suffering a shock defeat at a general election, the progressive People’s Party has been dealt a fresh blow by the ...

A Venezuelan opposition politician was “kidnapped” hours after being released from prison, his family and colleagues said.

The Independent Scottish Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission has called for significant reform, including discouraging ...

Egyptian authorities have begun blocking access to online sports betting websites as part of a wider push to regulate digital ...