Recorded crime in Spain rose by 7.2% in early 2023, according to the Ministry of the Interior, with big differences between regions.

Prison officers in Spain complain about the quality of uniforms produced in prison workshops, a scheme meant to give inmates work experience.

65 doctor positions are vacant in Andalusian prisons, and most centres have had to hire private medical services.

2022 saw 453 attacks on staff in Spanish prisons run by the Ministry of the Interior, the highest figure in years.

Prison staff across Spain protested after several serious attacks, warning of understaffing and a shortage of health care in prisons.

Catalonia’s Department of Justice is investing six million euros a year in a three-year programme to prevent suicide and self-harm in its prisons.