In 2001, 34 per cent of lags admitted to taking drugs, the Prison Reforms Trust said. Drug offences worsened as HMP Featherstone reportedly housed the most inmates using opiates such as heroin in ...

An extra 20 staff have now been called in to maintain order at Featherstone Prison, a category C prison near Wolverhampton, the POA said. Inmates at a West Midlands prison have assaulted staff and ...

Some inmates are "living in fear" choosing to stay in their cells 24 hours a day at a prison where violence has increased, inspectors said. Most of these "self-isolators" at HMP Featherstone ...

Kelly is working with Black Doves producer Sister on the TV series, which was hinted at by Sister boss Jane Featherstone several ... A Memoir Of Prison, Family and Learning to be Free is an ...

Inspectors identified 11 key concerns during an unannounced prison visit but cited optimism about improvements. HM Inspectorate of Prisons visited HMP Featherstone in Staffordshire in May.

The derelict Royal Ordnance Factory in Featherstone, seen in 2017 Ministers want to build a new prison in the West Midlands as part of Boris Johnson's plan to spend up to £4 billion on providing ...

There were hundreds of prisoners at Featherstone prison in South Staffordshire last year, new figures show. A penal reform charity warned prison overcrowding and a lack of resources contribute to ...