Regina (Coleman) v Governor of Wayland Prison and Another
Queen’s Bench Division
“A prison governor had no power, whether under the Prison Rules (SI 1999 No 728) or the common law, to destroy a mobile telephone confiscated from a prisoner.”
The Times, 23rd April 2009
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“The government is failing to rehabilitate offenders, leaving charities to pick up the pieces and running the risk of further strain on the overstretched prison system, according to damning research published today.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2009
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“There are currently around 300 children aged 10 to 17 locked up in England and Wales. ”
BBC Today, 13th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, is considering allowing anyone sentenced to less than four years the right to cast a ballot. This would result in more than 28,000 prisoners voting.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2009
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R (Coleman) v Governor of Wayland Prison and another; [2009] WLR (D) 132
“While a mobile telephone found in the possession of a prisoner might properly be taken away from him, neither rule 43(5) of the Prison Rules 1999 nor the common law provided a prison governor with power to destroy the mobile telephone.”
WLR Daily, 6th April 2009
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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A fresh inquest has been ordered into the death of a prison inmate who was found hanged in his cell.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
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“More than 50,000 criminals have been released from prison early under a scheme aimed at reducing overcrowding, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show.”
BBC News, 31st March 2009
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“Prisoners could be given the vote by next year in a double offensive to force Jack Straw to implement a controversial European ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ministers are to introduce emergency legislation to prevent thousands of prison inmates pursuing more than £55m in compensation for a breach of human rights over ‘slopping out’.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2009
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“Longer prison sentences for assault, theft and benefit fraud are likely under plans to overhaul the courts system. But the proposed stronger powers for magistrates could bring the country’s overcrowded prisons to breaking point, campaign groups say.”
The Times, 20th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A scheme to house prisoners in police stations because of prison overcrowding has cost taxpayers £75 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2009
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“Prison officers have demanded an inquiry after a recording of the voice of Britain’s most notorious prisoner was played at the premiere of a film based on his life.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2009
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“An attempt to introduce a computer system for the prison and probation services that was abandoned after three years, after it had already cost £155m in public money, was last night labelled ‘a masterclass in sloppy project management’.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminals released early from prison under a scheme to end overcrowding have been paid more than £5 million in compensation, official figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“HMP Grendon is a prison with a mission, a unique high-security facility where inmates face up to their crimes through group therapy, role-playing and psychoanalysis. And studies show this pioneering approach to rehabilitation produces extraordinary results.”
The Independent, 7th March 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government could shave £700m annually from criminal justice costs if it overhauled the process for diverting offenders with mental health problems from jail to the mental health system, according to new research.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The cost to taxpayers of funding legal action brought by prisoners is almost 20 times higher than it was seven years ago, new figures have shown.”
BBC News, 10th February 2009
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“Justice Minister Lord Bach has today made a written ministerial statement on a consultation on legal aid and prisoners.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th February 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Staff at a privately run jail failed to do all they could to ensure the safety of an inmate who killed himself while suffering a mental illness, a coroner’s jury ruled yesterday.”
The Times, 10th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Six prisoners in British jails have applied to have children with their partners following a landmark European court ruling that their human rights would be breached if they are prevented from becoming fathers.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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