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Tories to demand change to ‘soft-touch’ justice approach

The Scottish Government is to be urged to change its “soft-touch” approach to justice in a debate led by the Scottish Tories. The party will lead the discussion on Wednesday, in which it will call on the Government to adapt its strategy and “put the ...

10 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Tories hit out at rule allowing nearly 600 prisoners to vote in local elections

The Scottish Conservatives have called for prisoners to be prevented from casting a vote in elections in order to “respect the experiences of victims”. Some 578 convicted prisoners will be able to vote in the local government elections on May 5, ...

24 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Local News

Progress on prison redevelopment to 'step forward' in the coming weeks

The redevelopment of a County Derry prison is set to make significant progress over the next month. Independent Assembly Election candidate Claire Sugden has welcomed confirmation that the redevelopment of Magilligan Prison will take another ...

14 Apr 2022 at 17:33

Local News

31 cases of Covid confirmed in Portlaoise Prison in March

Portlaoise Prison had 31 confirmed Covid cases this month, according to the Irish Prison Service. An IPS spokesman said the nearby Midlands Prison has not had any cases during the same time. The prison service is now facing “an ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:33

Northern Ireland

Some court custody areas not fit for purpose, report finds

Custody areas in some courthouses in Northern Ireland are not fit for purpose, a new report has found. The report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) identified that while there had been significant ...

23 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Parole Board rules Baby P’s mother should be freed from jail

The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, could be freed from prison after the Parole Board decided she should be released. Tracey Connelly was jailed at the Old Bailey in 2009 for causing or allowing ...

30 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Decision due on Government bid to keep Baby P’s mother behind bars

Parole Board judges could rule within days on a Government bid to keep the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, behind bars. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab pledged in March to appeal against the ...

03 May 2022 at 14:55

Safety concerns over offenders freed from UK’s military jail

Sex offenders and violent criminals are being freed from the UK’s military jail “without any safeguards or probation supervision”, inspectors have warned. “Considerable gaps” in protection arrangements ...

05 May 2022 at 01:25

Crime & Courts

Fair pay fight salvo fired at Minister by prison officers in Portlaoise and all jails

All members of the Prison Officers Association in Laois and other counties will fight for fair pay. That's one of the warnings sent to the Government from the annual delegate conference of the Prison ...

28 Apr 2022 at 14:33

Ban on staff calling prisoners ‘residents’ or ‘clients’

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) staff have been banned from calling prisoners “residents” or describing cells as “rooms” after it faced questions over whether it had opened a “soft-touch” jail. A style ...

28 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Scotland

Plan to remove under-18s from prisons must be expedited, chief inspector urges

Scotland’s chief inspector of prisons has led calls for no-one under the age of 18 to be sent to jail. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben is hoping for legislation to be implemented that would bring an end ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Local News

Covid restrictions continue to be imposed on republican prisoners - says Donnelly

Prison chiefs at two the North's prisons are continuing to impose covid restrictions on republican prisoners, Derry Indepedent councillor Gary Donnelly has said. Cllr Donnelly said: “With the ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:33

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