Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country's main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at ...

Overcrowding in Scotland's jails and pressure on the PM ahead of Labour party conference leads today's front pages.

Scaffolder who hit 55-year-old woman on pedestrian crossing is told by judge there are not enough prison spaces to detain him ...

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Luke Ings was 17 when he was jailed for robbery and a fight in McDonald’s. Now aged 36, he still has ...

The victims of serious crime have been forgotten, a charity has warned, after John Swinney admitted the release of almost 500 prisoners failed.

Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves speaks to The Independent about taking on Momentum, why change was needed to win the election, keeping pensioner winter fuel cuts and the need to build more prison ...

The city of Lewiston spreads its operations across several downtown locations. Among them are Lewiston City Hall, the Bell Building, the Lewiston Police Station and the police training center. Even at ...