‘The mother of a young man who was stabbed to death in west London has pleaded with judges to impose jail terms on anyone caught with a knife.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Extreme-pornography obsessive Graham Coutts claims he was made to wait and change into different clothing before being transferred.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Islamist extremists are attempting to radicalise prisoners by deliberately getting custodial sentences or gaining jobs in jails, according to the Prison Officers Association (POA).’
The Guardian, 12th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says anyone found running an illegal backstreet school in England will face fines or a prison sentence.’
BBC News, 13th December 2015
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‘The number of punishment hearings held inside prisons has risen by 24% in the past year with almost 160,000 extra days – or 438 years – of imprisonment imposed on inmates, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘One of the men who killed the British soldier Lee Rigby is suing for compensation two years after his teeth were knocked out during an incident at Belmarsh prison.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The new plans have surfaced among fears that tension is mounting in overcrowded prisons.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The rules governing how transgender prisoners are treated – and whether they are sent to male or female prisons – are to be reviewed, the Ministry of Justice has announced.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Government’s plans to close Victorian gaols in towns isn’t just a chance for urban redevelopment, it’s an opportunity to build prisons on a more human scale, with natural light and better facilities. It’s happening across Europe, but could a new generation of nicks become the norm here? Oliver Bennett gives his verdict.’
The Independent, 7th December 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Prisons should nurture family relationships, but the government’s IEP scheme makes it difficult for male prisoners to maintain contact. It must be changed.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Thousands of children are being denied visiting rights to see their fathers in prison because of changes to the prison discipline system, according to a report. The report, Locked Out, by the children’s charity Barnardo’s, says 17,000 children a month visit a parent in prison, and changes to the incentives and earned privileges (IEP) scheme mean that prison visits are being used as a way to enforce discipline.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A transgender woman who was sent to a male prison, causing a storm of protest, has been freed after 40 days behind bars.
Tara Hudson, 26, spent a week in the all-male HMP Bristol, where she was tormented by inmates, before being moved to a female prison after more than 150,000 people signed a petition calling for her to be transferred.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ministers claim the introduction of new drug tests able to detect legal highs such as spice and black mamba will prove a “gamechanger” in curbing the rising tide of violence in jails across England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A transgender woman has become the second trans prisoner in the space of a month to apparently take their own life while serving time in a male jail in England.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Peter Sutcliffe is not mentally ill and should be moved out of psychiatric hospital, doctors claim.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘LGBT campaigners have called for an urgent reform of the law, following the death of 21 year-old transgender woman Vicky Thompson in an all-male prison. Ms Thompson had previously said that she would take her own life if she were placed in a prison for men.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Written Ministerial Statement made by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove.’
Ministry of Justice, 25th November 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The Court of Appeal says “yes”, it is generally lawful to detain immigration detainees in prisons rather than detention centres. The case is R (On the Application Of Idira) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 1187 and the Court rules that there is no principle that administrative immigration detention in prison generally breaches Article 5(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to liberty. In giving judgment, though, the Master of the Rolls acknowledges that “detention in an IRC is generally more appropriate for immigrant detainees than detention in prison”.’
Free Movement, 24th November 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘The partner of a transgender woman found dead in an all male prison after telling friends she would kill herself if she was sent there has said he contacted prison authorities to warn them about her vulnerability.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The merger of two prisons in East Yorkshire has been “traumatic and prolonged”, inspectors have found.’
BBC News, 18th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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