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Overcrowded jails could lead to violence and more crime, watchdog warns

Overcrowding in prisons could lead to growing levels of violence behind bars and more crime on Britain’s streets, a watchdog has warned. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said he is “really concerned” about the knock-on effects of jails in ...

05 Jul 2023 at 14:54

Murder trial collapses seven years after teenager’s shooting

The trial of a man for the murder of 17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne-Blake has collapsed almost exactly seven years since she was shot dead in an alleged gang shooting on rival territory. On Thursday, Judge Mark Dennis KC discharged jurors in the ...

17 Apr 2025 at 11:49

Pentonville ‘unfit’ place for prisoners to live or to be rehabilitated – report

One of Britain’s oldest jails remains an “unfit” place for prisoners to live or to be rehabilitated, a watchdog report has warned. Monitors at HMP Pentonville in north London found the prison’s population surged to nearly 1,150 inmates, far ...

26 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Prisoner told fellow inmate he was involved in killing of teenager, court hears

A prisoner confessed to a fellow inmate about the murder of a teenage girl who was shot dead during a gang “ride-out”, a court has heard. Tanesha Melbourne-Blake was standing with friends on Chalgrove Road in Tottenham, north London, on ...

01 Apr 2025 at 18:12

Highest number of prisons found to be of ‘serious concern’

Nearly one in five adult prisons in England and Wales have had serious concerns raised about their performance, the highest number since the current system of inspections began. Some 22 jails – 18.5% of the total – were given the ...

31 Jul 2025 at 16:44

Prison illegally detaining inmates after release date put in special measures

Prisoners have been illegally detained longer than their release date and held in “frightening” conditions at a cockroach-infested jail put into special measures by a watchdog. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor has ...

18 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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