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Ministers call on tech firms for ‘bold ideas’ to tackle justice system crisis

Top technology firms are set to meet with the Justice Secretary for the first time to look at how artificial intelligence and technology could be used to tackle violence in prisons and cut re-offending. Shabana Mahmood is urging companies including ...

07 May 2025 at 22:30

Prison population hits highest number in almost a year and near-record levels

The prison population of England and Wales has jumped to the highest number in nearly a year and is nearing record levels, despite the early release of tens of thousands of offenders, official figures show. A total of 88,238 people were in jail as ...

11 Aug 2025 at 22:06

Prisoners held on indefinite terms should have sentences reviewed, peers told

A peer has warned Lords against being on the “wrong side of history” as he urged them to support the resentencing of prisoners being held on indeterminate sentences. The Imprisonment for Public Protection (Resentencing) Bill would make the ...

15 Nov 2024 at 14:33

Social media ban for children ‘brilliant idea’ for tackling abuse – charity boss

A social media ban for young children is “a brilliant idea” for tackling abuse, the chair of a domestic violence charity has said. Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, chair of Refuge charity, emphasised the link between an increase in schoolchildren ...

28 Nov 2024 at 20:05

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Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest act of clemency

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic, and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes. It is ...

12 Dec 2024 at 10:11

Extend presumption against short jail sentences to two years, Government urged

Scotland

Government urged to extend presumption against short sentences to two years

The Scottish Government has been urged to extend its presumption against short sentences to two years in a bid to cut prison populations. The number of people in prisons reached record highs last year, with the Government forced to ...

06 Feb 2026 at 11:26

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