Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the move was to ‘confront the reality’ of the pressures on the service.

Probation staff will focus more of their time on prolific offenders and monitoring the most dangerous people More intensive ...

The violent attack at the school gates in Lancaster was sparked by two girls falling out over the summer holidays – and the ...

Prisoners are being sent back to jail by the probation service because it's the easiest thing to do, rather than solely for ...

The fallout from Sam Kerr’s UK court case, for racially aggravated harassment of a police officer, could have far-reaching ...

Probation inspectors find improvements in delivering unpaid work but its full potential to deliver effective punishment and ...

N ew research published last month in the Probation Journal – A fork in the road: Probation unification in England and Wales ...

HMP Liverpool staff have claimed “it’s going off daily” with reports including a female officer having her head split open after being assaulted with a tap. The ECHO today publishes a weeks-long ...

A woman in the United Kingdom has pleaded guilty in court to aggressively farting in "inappropriate" videos she sent to her ...

Two former police officers have been arrested over complaints from four victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. The police watchdog said the alleged offences are said to have been ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man two Las Vegas judges recently sentenced to probation faces new charges for allegedly ... The victim was able to get away and barricade herself in another room. As officers ...

Lancashire Police said it was called to support prison officers guarding the man who ... the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on ...