Prisons

‘We are locking up too many women’: Why the RSC's Julius Caesar is back behind bars
The cast of the new Julius Caesar.
Theatre

‘We are locking up too many women’: Why the RSC's Julius Caesar is back behind bars

The groundbreaking staging of Julius Caesar will tour schools, adding a vital new dimension to the project
Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
prime minister Andy Burnham
Homelessness

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?

'I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life'
Ali Hashi
Prisons

'I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life'

'I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed'
Prisons

'I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed'

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
Pavan Dhaliwal

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute'
Dan Whyte
Dan Whyte

'I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute'

Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’
Lee Child with his latest group in prisons
Prisons

Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’

Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK's faltering prison system with football
Crxssbar football
Prisons

Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK's faltering prison system with football

'I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons'
Prisons

'I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons'

I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
Probation Service's Paul Edwards
Paul Edwards

I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: 'There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through'
Posy Sterling
Film

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: 'There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through'

Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Lucy Sweet

Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card

Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: 'In prison, all you can hear is chaos'
TV

Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: 'In prison, all you can hear is chaos'

I spent four years in one of Britain's worst jails for a murder I didn't commit. Now I want justice
Criminal justice

I spent four years in one of Britain's worst jails for a murder I didn't commit. Now I want justice

Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What's going wrong?
a prisoner behind prison bars
Prisons

Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What's going wrong?

Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption
Theatre

Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption

How the criminal justice system is setting people up to fail
Campbell Robb

How the criminal justice system is setting people up to fail

My life was ruined when I was wrongly convicted of a sex crime – I didn't even get an apology
Criminal justice

My life was ruined when I was wrongly convicted of a sex crime – I didn't even get an apology

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: 'Art can be a game changer'
Prisons

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: 'Art can be a game changer'

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we're setting people up to fail
a prisoner behind prison bars
Campbell Robb

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we're setting people up to fail

2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under 'inhumane' sentences outlawed 12 years ago
Criminal justice

2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under 'inhumane' sentences outlawed 12 years ago

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here's why his policies would only make things worse
Pavan Dhaliwal

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here's why his policies would only make things worse

The prison piano project striking a chord: 'Music expresses how much we all have in common'
Music

The prison piano project striking a chord: 'Music expresses how much we all have in common'

Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison
An inmate at HMP Erlestoke holding the book The Lost Boyz at Penned Up 2025
Literature

Ten years of Penned Up: The inside story of a literary festival for people in prison

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?