https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/prisons/ The latest Flip News stories on prisons. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:26 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-prisoners-early-release-thursday/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-prisoners-early-release-thursday/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hundreds of prisoners will be freed on Thursday in the first wave of an expanded early release scheme, as the Government battles to keep the justice system from collapsing under overcrowding. James Calloway uk prisons justice andy burnham PA / The Oldham Times https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/trump-admin-scotus-transgender-prison-care/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/trump-admin-scotus-transgender-prison-care/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT The Justice Department filed an emergency appeal on Monday asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce Bureau of Prisons restrictions on surgeries, hormones and social accommodations for transgender inmates while litigation continues. Sarah Whitfield supreme-court trump-administration transgender prisons justice-department CNN https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/electronic-tags-report-delays/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/electronic-tags-report-delays/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Only 55 per cent of location tags were fitted promptly and some prisoners went untagged for five months, says a joint report by the probation and constabulary inspectorates, as 1,350 prisoners prepare for early release from 1 October. Sarah Whitfield electronic tagging probation prisons probation inspectorate early release The Times