prisons

HM Inspectorate of Prisons said in its report that during a test carried out at inspection at HMP Hindley, 52 percent of inmates were positive for drugs.

The government has unveiled several measures in the King’s Speech that would hand out longer sentences or keep criminals in jail for longer.

The Prison Officers’ Association says organised crime gangs are infiltrating the system by getting their associates to apply for jobs working in jails.

The chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, has said one in ten prisons in England and Wales are not fit for purpose and should be shut down.

The Federal Reserve, preparing to raise interest rates again. Analysts expect it‘ll be the same as last time, which was the biggest rate hike in nearly 30 years. Allegations of inhumane living conditions in some federal prisons. The federal prisons director tells Senators what he’s planning to do about the alleged rape, malnutrition, and more. Families of veterans killed in the Korean War view a new Washington D.C. memorial. It contains the names of tens of thousands who died in what is often called ’the forgotten war.’