Category: Prisons and probation

Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministersThe US spy tech company Palantir has been in talks with the Ministry of Justice about using its technology to calculate...

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No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – UK politics live

Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early releaseThe funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly earlier this month...

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David Gauke calls for end to ‘bidding war’ between parties as he is appointed to sentencing review – UK politics live

Former Conservative justice sectary to carry out review by Ministry of Justice considering alternatives to sending people to jailPaul Brand from ITV says, if the government thinks that, by getting David Gauke to carry out the...

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Children being traumatised at Gatwick deportation centre, finds watchdog

Assessment finds detention unit is subjecting families to ‘unnecessary suffering’ amid lengthy Home Office delaysYoung children are being traumatised while held at a Gatwick airport deportation centre that should be...

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Cleverly, Badenoch and Jenrick stay in Tory leadership race as Tugendhat knocked out – UK politics live

Trio face one more round of voting by MPs before party members have their say on final twoThe prison system in England and Wales was “teetering on disaster” when Labour came to power, James Timpson, the prisons...

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Cleverly leads Tory leadership race with Tugendhat out and Badenoch and Jenrick almost level – UK politics live

Tom Tugendhat latest candidate eliminated from Tory leadership race, leaving Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Kemi Badenoch in competitionThe prison system in England and Wales was “teetering on disaster” when...

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Jenrick damaged his Tory leadership chances at conference, members survey suggests – UK politics live

Conservative members were more likely to be turned off by what they saw of Robert Jenrick at the party conference than impressedThe prison system in England and Wales was “teetering on disaster” when Labour came to...

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Keir Starmer says Labour can deliver change and national renewal in conference speech – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereYvette Cooper, the home secretary, has accused the Tory leadership candidates of lining up with Reform UK to undermine faith in the police.She criticised them for...

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