‘A drug user who threw the body of a man who had died in an overdose into a wheelie bin has been jailed for 16 months.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th December 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Shane Sutton’s evidence at the hearing of former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman is admissible, a tribunal has ruled.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The future government has been urged to consider every available measure to curb the current drug death “crisis”, including decriminalisation, in an unprecedented plea from the UK’s major drug treatment providers.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mother in Devon who prevented two young dealers that had sold her son lethal ecstasy tablets from going to jail has warned that home secretary Priti Patel’s vow to renew the “war on drugs” is doomed to fail.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Drug addicts in the north of England are to receive daily doses of diamorphine from next week as part of plans to reduce deaths, stop crime and undermine drug dealers.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘”Government neglect” has “directly contributed” to the rise in violence and drugs at HMP Pentonville, the prison’s watchdog said. The Pentonville Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) called for funds for improvements “as a matter of urgency”.’
BBC News, 28th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal considers the effect of an admitted breach of the Public Sector Equality Duty under s.149 Equality Act 2010 on possession proceedings.’
Nearly Legal, 18th August 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A knife-wielding attacker who nearly blinded a police dog while high on drugs has become the first person to be jailed under Finn’s Law.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been given what is believed to be Britain’s shortest jail sentence of just 50 minutes.’
The Independent, 31st July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Justice Secretary David Gauke today called for an “evidence-led” approach to tackling reoffending in order to crack down on crime and reduce the number of victims.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th July 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘After two weeks of evidence, the inquest into the death of Junior Medford, who died whilst in the care of Thames Valley police officers at London Valley Police Station on 2 April 2017, concluded yesterday afternoon (27 June 2019) with the jury returning a highly critical narrative conclusion identifying individual and systemic failures.’
Garden Court Chambers, 28th June 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A man with paranoid schizophrenia who pushed a 91-year-old on to London Underground tracks has been jailed for life by a judge who described him as “a grave and enduring risk to the public”.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A troubled jail’s failure to secure funding for a body scanner to help stop drugs being smuggled in is “inexplicable”, the chief inspector of prisons has said.’
BBC News, 18th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A deputy headteacher who live-streamed child sex abuse videos while high on cocaine and crystal meth, has been jailed for more than two years.’
The Independent, 23rd May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A burglar who was found asleep on his victim’s sofa with a bag of stolen property next to him has been jailed.’
BBC News, 9th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘PTSD is not a “get out of jail free card”, a judge has warned as he jails a veteran who blamed his crimes on “harrowing” experiences in Afghanistan.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘People with traumatic brain injuries are more likely to be violent, more likely to go to prison at a younger age (and have multiple convictions) and more likely to disobey prison rules. They are also more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs, more likely to have mental health problems and more likely to attempt suicide. Surprisingly, given the vast range of negative outcomes for this type of trauma, there have been few studies on brain injury among female prisoners.’
The Independent, 26th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A group of private backers has agreed to fund a national unit supporting courts which help parents deal with drug or alcohol addiction so their children are not taken into care.’
BBC News, 14th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dr Richard Freeman’s medical tribunal is in serious danger of not being completed this year, Telegraph Sport understands. It raises the possibility that evidence arising from the hearing might fall outside the statute of limitations for UK Anti-Doping to act upon. Or that Team Sky might be sold or quit the sport before the case is heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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