Elderly residents are unlikely to reoffend and more costly to keep jailed, but few are eligible for an existing compassionate release program. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Criminal justice ...

Prisons in England and Wales are "full to bursting" and the number of inmates should be reduced, the president of the Prison Governors Association will warn. Andrea Albutt will say ministers must ...

A report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) found pre-release preparations for high-risk prisoners "was often unplanned, rushed and poor". Of the 633 inmates at the Devon prison, 70% are sex ...

Inmates on the list for possible release include Victoria Satoafaiga, who was sentenced in January to a one-year jail term for second-degree custodial interference and fourth-degree sexual assault ...