Amid increasing drone use and drug-related violence, the prisons minister, James Timpson, is ‘beefing up’ measuresThe Prison Service is “beefing up” a cadre of officers dedicated to smashing gangs in...
Read MoreChief inspector of prisons issues warning after surge in weapons and drugs flown into high-security facilitiesDrones have become a “threat to national security”, the prisons watchdog has said, after a surge in the...
Read MoreUnions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and WalesThe government is considering relaxing the restrictions on inmates who can be sent to open...
Read MoreExclusive: tenfold increase in drone incidents since 2020 leads MPs to call for urgent action over security concernsPrisons will need more money to combat the rapid rise in drones delivering drugs, the head of an influential...
Read MoreMatthew Booth, from Bolton, is facing further time in jail after claims he has restarted a relationship with an exA Bolton man who is on the run after being recalled to prison indefinitely has made a direct plea to the justice...
Read MoreResearch for Lib Dems shows nearly 27,000 assaults were recorded last year, with about 3,200 deemed seriousAssaults in prisons have been rising with an average of 74 a day recorded in England and Wales last year, including 25...
Read MoreThe health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefiniteThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home...
Read MoreThe health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefiniteThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home...
Read MoreFarmers opposed to plan to extend inheritance tax to some farms drive into central LondonThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, will make one on...
Read MoreFarmers opposed to plan to extend inheritance tax to some farms drive into central LondonShabana Mahmood hinted in an interview this morning that jury trials could be scrapped for some offenders in England and Wales to reduce...
Read MoreJustice secretary says lack of cells ‘is of more concern’ than people’s worries about jails being built near their homesUK politics live – latest updatesThe justice secretary has indicated that the...
Read MoreExclusive: Pilots of scheme to tackle drug-driven crimes have been encouraging, says head of sentencing reviewSpecialist courts focused on breaking the addictions of prolific offenders are “efficient” and “a...
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