The proposed listing by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) would cover the Victorian ... was prison was said to be tough, with prisoners nicknaming it "Bar-hell" as its five blocks were ...

Britain's old-fashioned Victorian "hell hole" jails are set to be replaced with a new generation of "super prisons" under plans being considered by Prisons Minister Beverley Hughes, she said today.

In order to reform idle convicts and combat crime that plagued the Victorian era ... use of treadwheels was abolished in Britain by the Prisons Act of 1898. So the next time you finish a grueling ...

Inspectors have praised a Scottish prison built in Victorian times for being "well-run" and its staff for their "caring and compassionate attitude". They found that prisoners at HMP Dumfries were ...

HMP Winchester consists of a Victorian prison (pictured) holding up to 561 prisoners and the smaller Westhill site with 129 inmates Violence, self-harm and self-inflicted deaths have increased at ...

This short film explores Victorian punishments through the eyes of John, a young offender who was sent to prison for six months in January 1876. John, who was 14, was accused of forging letters ...

Inspectors have praised a Scottish prison built in Victorian times for being "well-run" and its staff for their "caring and compassionate attitude". They found that prisoners at HMP Dumfries were ...