Prisoners to get the right to vote – The Guardian
“Coalition set to confirm it is ready to change law to remove voting ban on more than 70,000 inmates of British jails.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: prisons
Lawcast 169: Prisoner votes – An analysis of Hirst and Frodl with Carl Gardner – Charon QC
“Today (27 October) I am talking to ex-government lawyer Carl Gardner about the ‘Votes for Prisoners’ issue and two key cases on the matter United Kingdom v Hirst and the Frodl decision.”
Charon QC, 27th October 2010
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Youth jails yet to introduce new restraint system six years after deaths – The Guardian
“A new system of restraining troublesome children in privately run youth jails has still not come into effect six years after the deaths of two teenagers, the Ministry of Justice confirmed tonight.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coalition in the dock over prisoner voting – The Guardian
“The government can equivocate no longer, it is legally obliged to remove the blanket ban on voting behind bars.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (King) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily
Regina (King) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 2522 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 258
“The discretion of a prison governor to decide the extent of an inmate’s basic association with his fellows did not remove from association its quality as a personal right, a right which was subject to the lawful exercise of discretion by the governor. Within the autonomous meaning afforded to civil rights by the European Court of Human Rights, a prisoner’s residual right of association was a ‘civil right’ within art 6(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 20th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Kenneth Clarke pledges to cut daily prison population – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, today made an unexpected pledge to cut the record 85,000 daily prison population in England and Wales by 3,000 within four years.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison governors call for release of 2,500 inmates – The Guardian
“Prison governors are to call tomorrow for the immediate release of more than 2,500 inmates who remain behind bars beyond their official release date. Eoin McLennan-Murray, president of the Prison Governors Association, will describe the situation of inmates serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) as ‘a blatant injustice’.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Black and female young offenders ‘failed by legal advice’ – The Guardian
“Black and female young offenders are being denied access to justice because legal advice in young offenders’ institutions is sometimes unavailable, a report shows.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ken Clarke to unveil plans for prisoners to work 40-hour week – The Guardian
“Most prisoners will be expected to work a full 40-hour week instead of spending their days in enforced idleness in cells, under plans to be unveiled by the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, today.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Can community sentences replace jail? – BBC News
“With the prison population rising, along with the cost of keeping people locked up, ministers have indicated they want to see fewer people serving short jail terms. But are community sentences a real alternative?”
BBC News, 16th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Can you really predict a prisoner’s death? – BBC News
“Last August, two of the UK’s most notorious prisoners were released from prison.”
BBC News, 6th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoners paid £1m in late-release compensation – The Independent
“Prisoners were given more than £1 million in compensation after being released late from jail over the last three years, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 5th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ian Huntley sues prison service for £100,000 after razor attack – The Guardian
“Ian Huntley, the Soham murderer, is suing the prison service after he allegedly had his throat slashed with a razor blade by another inmate, it emerged last night.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisons minister says criminals could cut jail sentences by saying ‘sorry’ – The Guardian
“Tens of thousands of offenders may be able to reduce their sentences by making personal apologies to their victims, under plans for a ‘rehabilitation revolution’ in the criminal justice system.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inside the Parole Board: how freedom is granted or denied for prisoners – The Guardian
“Unprecedented access opens door to the often publicly criticised, but little understood, workings of the Parole Board.”
The Guardian, 19th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Revealed: brutal guide to punishing jailed youths – The Observer
“Shocking details of techniques used to inflict pain deliberately on children in privately run jails have been revealed for the first time in a government document obtained by the Observer.”
The Observer, 18th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Hamza extradition to US blocked on human rights grounds – Daily Telegraph
“The decision by the European Court of Human Rights to block the extradition of Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim cleric, to America to stand trial on alleged terrorist offences poses a challenge to the Coalition government.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK’s first private prison condemned in report – The Independent
“Britain’s first private prison, opened in the year Ken Clarke was Conservative Home Secretary, was roundly condemned by independent inspectors today.”
The Independent, 6th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Child prison restraint rules to be disclosed – The Independent
“Child protection groups today welcomed the decision to disclose the contents of a secret manual governing the use of physical restraint in child prisons.”
The Independent, 5th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another – WLR Daily
Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another [2010] UKSC 30; [2010] WLR (D) 164
“The release provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 applied to sentences of under 12 months’ imprisonment, unless they were imposed concurrently or consecutively with sentences of 12 months or over, in which case the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applied.”
WLR Daily, 30th June 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
