‘Ella Pudney discusses a recent Court of Protection case on the determination of capacity for the refusal of food in prison.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has been accused of putting the public at risk after quietly transferring locked up offenders to open prisons in a move to ease a critical overcrowding crisis.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thousands of prisoners are to be released up to 18 days early as part of plans drawn up by ministers to ease an overcrowding crisis.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Defendants convicted of some of the most serious crimes including rape and burglary will reportedly face delays in going to prison from next week because jails are full.’
The Independent, 12th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A men’s prison in south-west London has been deemed “unsafe and inhumane”, a watchdog report has warned.’
BBC News, 11th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prison places in England and Wales are “bust” because of a lurch to the right by ministers, the president of the Prison Governors Association (PGA) will say in her annual conference speech.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Healthcare and prison officers ignored “multiple warnings” about prisoner’s condition amid a “woeful” lack of understanding around his seizures, lawyers claim.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inquest report has warned that prisoners are “at risk of death” because of failures in the healthcare system, after a man killed himself at Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London 48 hours after arriving there.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former inmates have revealed the “disgusting” conditions they are living under in some of the UK’s most overcrowded prisons as new figures show the crisis is nearing breaking point.’
The Independent, 2nd October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Prison officers in England and Wales could be allowed to use pepper spray to incapacitate children under plans to curb a sharp increase in violence at young offender institutions, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man jailed for murdering his estranged wife 20 years ago who still refuses to say where he hid her body is not safe to be released from prison, the Parole Board has said.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prisoner escape, widespread overcrowding and the refusal of a German court to extradite a man to the UK because of concerns about jail conditions in Britain have all put the focus back on the creaking prison system.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A German court has refused to extradite to the UK a man accused of drug trafficking because of concerns about prison conditions in Britain.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Domestic abusers leaving prison will have to wear electronic monitoring tags in a move that the government says will offer better protection to victims.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘HM Prison and Probation Service has paid an undisclosed settlement to a former contractor who endured racial discrimination and harassment, including monkey chants.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this two-part article, Maya Sikand KC, Tom Stoate, and Ruby Peacock, explore two difficult questions arising from the inquest into the “harrowing circumstances” of the death of a baby, Aisha Cleary, at HMP Bronzefield. This first part seeks to answer the question: should coroners have jurisdiction to investigate stillbirths?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th August 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The vast majority of prisons are providing inadequate conditions or unacceptable treatment, according to an Observer investigation that has led to claims of prisoners being “warehoused” in a system in crisis.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A controversial rule which deducted living costs from compensation paid to wrongly jailed people has been scrapped.’
BBC News, 6th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A baby died after her “vulnerable” 18-year-old mother gave birth alone in a jail cell following “systemic failings” by state agencies, a coroner has said.’
BBC News, 29th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A senior Conservative MP has urged ministers to change prison compensation rules after it emerged a man who wrongly spent 17 years in jail may have money deducted from his payout.’
BBC News, 30th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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