‘A man whose father strangled his mother to death when he was a child has been ordered to serve at least 25 and a half years of a life sentence for battering a pensioner to death.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2015
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‘A man with a history of violent and sexual offending has been jailed for a minimum of 15 years for the savage murder of a Leeds University student.’
BBC News, 21st August 2015
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‘A man who doused his ex-partner with petrol and threatened to set light to her has been jailed for nine years.’
BBC News, 12th May 2015
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‘A young man who befriended an elderly gentleman at a bus stop before following him home and beating him with a potato masher and a poker has been sentenced to life in jail.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2015
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‘Lord Chief Justice warns that extreme material on the internet appears to be intensifying the actions of some murderers.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2015
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‘Boys as young as 15 are being held in virtual solitary confinement in a youth prison plagued by gang violence, inspectors warn today.’
The Independent, 13th January 2015
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‘Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, defends revised figures showing an expected surge in the number behind bars.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2014
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‘A man who beat three sisters in a “vicious and merciless” hammer attack as they slept with their young children in a luxury hotel has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Violence in jails will be met with tougher repercussions in a new crackdown against serious assaults on prison staff.’
The Independent, 16th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said on Wednesday that investigations into the killer’s previous crimes were inadequate and there had been a catalogue of inaction and missed opportunities. Katie Cullen, 34, a senior nursing sister, was killed by her former partner Iman Saeed Ghafelipour, in October 2009.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2014
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‘Charles Bronson, one of the most violent inmates in Britain, has been sentenced to two years for attacking a prison officer.’
The Independent, 1st September 2014
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‘Somali man convicted of manslaughter defeats bid to remove him from Britain, despite being single man with no children.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2014
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‘Ex-home secretary David Blunkett has expressed “regret” that indeterminate jail terms, brought in while he was in office, have led to “injustices”. The Criminal Justice Act of 2003 introduced Indeterminate Sentencing for Public Protection or IPP, designed for serious sexual and violent offenders in England and Wales. But IPP numbers mushroomed, with many in jail well past their minimum terms.
BBC News, 13th March 2014
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‘A violent gang “general” who police believe poses a serious threat to the public is back on the streets after attempts to have him deported ended in failure.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2014
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‘A fantasist was on Thursday given a whole-life jail term for murdering a policeman’s teenage daughter as a judge said that his “scripted” attack and obsession with violent pornography made him a “potential serial killer”.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2013
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“The majority of people convicted for the first time of violent crime are walking free, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2013
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“Prisoners convicted of raping a child or of terrorism offences will no longer qualify for automatic release after serving half their sentence, the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A magistrate who has retired after 25 years on the bench expressed his ‘dismay’ at the way courts have pandered towards rehabilitating criminals rather than punishing them.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013
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“A violent offender who doused his victims in petrol has been sentenced to life in prison for a string of violent and sexual assaults.”
The Independent, 23rd September 2013
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“A Merseyside gang which ‘controlled illegal drug distribution’ across a Cheshire borough has been jailed.”
BBC News, 19th September 2013
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