Ministers 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 MoreExclusive: ‘Horrendous’ MoJ figures show some prisoners given indeterminate sentences in England and Wales before 2008 still behind barsPrisoners serving controversial indeterminate sentences were given minimum terms...
Read MoreDowning 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...
Read MoreShabana Mahmood says she wants latest emergency release amid overcrowding in England and Wales jails to be the lastThe justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has admitted the proportion of people released early from prison who are...
Read MoreReview for England and Wales will look at punishing thousands more offenders within community amid prisons overcrowding crisisJudges could be given powers to impose a punishment of house arrest on criminals under a comprehensive...
Read MoreExclusive: Plan to cut backlogs by doubling maximum term from six to 12 months was tried before by ToriesMinisters will announce plans within days to give magistrates in England and Wales fresh powers to hand down longer...
Read MoreAssessment 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...
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...
Read MoreFamilies of women who were murdered at home by a man call on MPs to change UK’s ‘misogynistic’ lawsUK politics live – latest updatesA series of seven blue and black plaques have been fixed to properties...
Read MoreNumber of people in prison in England and Wales has dropped by 2,188 in seven days, a fall of about 2.5%UK politics live – latest updatesThe number of people in prison in England and Wales dropped by a record amount this...
Read MorePolice association chief says criminals potentially being freed in England and Wales without proper rehabilitation plans‘Inevitable some will get recalled’: concern as 1,700 prisoners released earlyPolice are at...
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