More than a thousand inmates will be released early to free up spaces in prisons in England and Wales, the justice secretary has announced, as the government grapples with ...

Sima KotechaSenior UK correspondentBBCMessages included jokes about someone who was said to be at risk of taking their lifeLeaked messages show prison staff at a Welsh prison laughing at ...

Dozens of prisoners convicted of breaching restraining orders were mistakenly released from prison early, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. It said 37 offenders were wrongly let out in ...