No female prisons were given the lowest rating. The worst performing prison in England and Wales in the last year was Lowdham Grange, receiving an overall performance score of 42.3 percent.

In the last year, four prisons in England have been issued urgent notifications ... Elsewhere, inspectors said the prison had 'some of the worst conditions' they had seen in recent years ...

HMP Durham is 'one of the worst UK prisons for overcrowding' and is almost at twice the permitted capacity, according to the most recent data ...

A cramped and overcrowded jail where more prisoners tested positive for drugs than any other in England and Wales will ... recorded by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, which warned in a recent report ...

During her time running prisons, Ms Bird became recognised for transforming failing institutions. She was asked to work on ...

The UK government has taken urgent action to address ... are all bad enough when a prison is at normal capacity. But some 19th-century prisons are operating at over 150% capacity – the worst being HMP ...