Dangerous drivers who kill could face life in prison – BBC News
‘Drivers who cause death by dangerous or careless driving could get life in prison under new government proposals.’
BBC News, 4th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Father who raped daughter ‘almost daily’ jailed for 14 years – The Independent
‘A father who raped his daughter “almost daily” has been jailed for 14 years.’
The Independent, 30th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Our prisons are overflowing with immature and vulnerable men – The Guardian
‘Young men don’t mature psychologically until their mid-20s. Condemning so many to the toxic environment of our jails is a recipe for reoffending and suicide.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice: Community service is not tough enough and needs to be a more visible punishment – Daily Telegraph
‘Community service is not tough enough and needs to be a more visible punishment, Britain’s most senior judge has suggested as he says offenders view non-jail sentences as “getting off” free.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Fraudster jailed for conning Sam Allardyce and West Ham staff – The Guardian
‘A fraudster who conned Premier League football stars including former England manager Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Serial killer Stephen Port jailed for rape drug murders – BBC News
‘A “wicked and monstrous” serial killer who poisoned four young men with lethal doses of a date rape drug has been given a whole life prison term.’
BBC News, 25th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sentencing Council publishes drug driving guidance – Sentencing Council
‘Today the Sentencing Council is launching guidance for sentencing cases of “drug driving”. The guidance is to assist those sentencing offences of driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a motor vehicle with a concentration of a specified controlled drug in the body above the specified limit (Section 5A Road Traffic Act 1988).’
Sentencing Council, 17th November 2016
Jo Cox: Man jailed for ‘terrorist’ murder of MP – BBC News
‘Thomas Mair has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager jailed for 16 years after murdering senior civil servant – The Guardian
‘A teenager has been jailed for at least 16 years after being found guilty of murdering a high-ranking civil servant after they met via the gay social networking app Grindr.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man found guilty of punching five-day-old baby in the face – The Independent
‘A man has been found guilty of punching a five-day-old baby girl in the face.’
The Independent, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Members of £2 million cold call gang jailed – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two members of a gang who defrauded more than £2 million from members of the public in a large-scale cold-calling fraud have been jailed, bringing the total number of people sent to prison to eight.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Serving prisoner to spend longer in prison after sexually assaulting another inmate – Attorney General’s Office
‘Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of serving prisoner following Attorney General referral.’
Attorney General’s Office, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Spalding teenage couple’s murder sentences referred to Attorney General as ‘unduly lenient’ – Daily Telegraph
‘The 20-year minimum terms handed to a teenage couple – believed to be Britain’s youngest double-murderers – for the brutal “executions” of a mother and her daughter have been referred to the Attorney General for being “unduly lenient”.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Top judge urges tougher community service as alternative to prison – The Guardian
‘Fewer criminals should be jailed and tougher community punishments developed as an alternative to imprisonment, the lord chief justice has urged.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for 10 months finds himself still in prison 11 years later – The Independent
‘The Imprisonment for Public Protection scheme was scrapped in 2012 after it emerged it was being used more widely than intended.’
The Independent, 19th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Two jailed for Ali Qasemi pizza delivery killing – BBC News
‘Two men who killed a takeaway delivery driver in a “snatch-and-grab” robbery for three pizzas have been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Justice secretary under pressure from Gove to cut prison population – The Guardian
‘The UK justice secretary, Liz Truss, has come under severe pressure from her predecessor, Michael Gove, and the chief inspector of prisons to take urgent action to cut the prison population.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Private hospital surgeon jailed over death of patient has conviction quashed on appeal – Daily Telegraph
‘A surgeon who served a jail sentence over the death of a patient at a private hospital has won an appeal against his conviction.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ethnic minorities more likely to be jailed for some crimes, report finds – The Guardian
‘People from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be jailed for some crimes than those who are white, according to a government-commissioned report.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
