‘The Probation Service in England and Wales “has too few staff” with “too little experience and training” and leaves members of the public at risk, an official watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four more prisoners serving indefinite jail terms described as “psychological torture” have taken their own lives in Britain’s prisons, The Independent can reveal, taking the total number of self-inflicted deaths to 94.’
The Independent, 14th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Overcrowded prisons will face “total gridlock in a matter of months” and run out of space in 2026 despite emergency measures to release prisoners early, MPs have warned.’
The Independent, 14th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the number of women in prison globally, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Pregnant women should not be sent to jail unless it is “unavoidable”, according to new sentencing guidelines.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who drove 60 miles to Wormwood Scrubs to prevent her husband from taking his own life in prison was unable to alert staff in time because the telephone line and the intercom were both broken, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Prisoners may have to earn their freedom through “good behaviour credits” rather than be automatically released after a set period as part of an overhaul being considered by the government.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cutting crime and reducing the number of vulnerable women being sent to prison is top of the agenda at the first meeting of the Women’s Justice Board.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st February 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
“The Independent Sentencing Review, chaired by David Gauke, has published Part 1 of the report.”
gov.uk, 18th February 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Successive governments’ overreliance on prison sentences and desire to seem “tough on crime” have driven the justice system in England and Wales to the brink of collapse, an official review has found.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coroner has accused prison bosses of “failing to act with candour” as she investigated three self-inflicted deaths in just 19 days at a scandal-hit prison, including that of the former head of the Dreamboys stripper group.’
The Independent, 14th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has apologised to a black woman who suffered racist abuse in a prison’s mother and baby unit where her son was referred to as a “monkey”.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A United Nations torture tsar has said British prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms are probably “being detained arbitrarily” after The Independent revealed six in 10 are being blocked from moving to open jails.’
The Independent, 8th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Women in prison are resorting to self-harm because of “astonishing gaps” in basic services including strict time limits when contacting their children and bans from using washing machines for dirty underwear, according to a watchdog’s report.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘David Gauke’s sentencing review must complement Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the courts if the government is going to come up with a holistic prescription for criminal justice.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A drill rapper who killed the schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has been recalled to prison after “shamelessly boasting about his violent crime”, the Probation Office said.’
The Independent, 17th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The justice secretary has said even under the government’s plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could still run out of space over the next few years.’
BBC News, 11th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Court backlogs are forcing alleged offenders to spend up to five years in jail awaiting trial and driving innocent people to plead guilty, two prison watchdogs have revealed.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has been urged to reconsider resentencing thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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