HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakesArtificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released...
Read MoreDowning Street indicates that further hostage releases are not required for move to go ahead next monthGeorge Finch, the Reform UK leader of Warwickshire county council, goes next. (Aged 19, he is the youngest council leader in...
Read MoreLouise Lancaster reflects on the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent inmates, raising concerns for those left behindLouise Lancaster, 59, was one of a group of Just Stop Oil activists given the longest-ever UK sentences...
Read MoreChief inspector says jails in England and Wales are overwhelmed by contraband, overcrowding and lack of staffThe volume of drugs being delivered by drones into prisons is severely undermining hopes of rehabilitation among...
Read MoreJames Timpson says he will fight ‘normalised’ sexual harassment, bullying and racism within prison service Sexual harassment, racism and bullying have become “normalised” in jails and probation offices...
Read MoreExclusive: Justice minister James Timpson says more cell capacity means emergency early release schemes won’t be neededPrisons are being prepared to cope with a sudden influx of offenders in case there is a repeat of last...
Read MoreInspectorate points to challenges including ban on using washing machines for knickers and difficulties with family contactWomen in prison are resorting to self-harm because of “astonishing gaps” in basic services...
Read MorePolice and probation services will be legally required to share with one another information that suggests offenders are risk to othersCoercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and...
Read MoreJames Timpson, the prisons minister, will investigate scheme in Spain that gives option of real-time alertSurvivors of serious crimes such as rape in England and Wales could be given the option of being alerted in real-time if...
Read MoreMinisters told they risk more miscarriages of justice by not backing bill to replace indefinite jail terms with fixed onesPeers have warned the government is failing to deal with a miscarriage of justice akin to the Post Office...
Read MoreShabana Mahmood tells conference she wants more help in community for offenders and fewer cases going to courtShabana Mahmood, the lord chancellor, has declared that “prison isn’t working” for women as she...
Read MoreSerco says it is working to fit electronic devices, which were a condition of early release of 1,700 last weekPrisoners freed early to ease overcrowding in jails have not been fitted with electronic tags despite it being a...
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