A rural prison is to increase its capacity by more than 50% to become "the UK's largest" jail, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. Three four-storey houseblocks will be built at HMP Highpoint in ...

The UK’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced that His Majesty's Prison (HMP) Highpoint Prison in Suffolk is set to become ...

A "groundbreaking" expansion at HMP Highpoint will see it become the UK's largest prison - with 700 more spaces set to be created by summer 2027. Three new, four-storey houseblocks will see the prison ...

When building work started on three new houseblocks at Highpoint prison in Suffolk on 6 March, the Government proclaimed the ...

The prison population stood at 87,556 as of Monday, according to new data published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). This is the highest weekly figure since the population climbed to a record ...

ICELAND is now the UK’s biggest recruiter of former offenders and is ramping up plans to help other major companies employ prison leavers. In the last 2½ years, the frozen foods retailer has ...

Sitting in the shadows of Liverpool's biggest prison you'll find a row of idyllic homes with a hidden history. HMP Liverpool is home to over 1,100 men jailed for drug offences, violent crimes ...

"Highpoint will be the largest prison in terms of land size in North-West Europe and the largest in the UK based on prisoner population". Prison governor Nigel Smith said: "The new accommodation ...