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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 step ...

14 Apr 2022 at 17:33

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 guide has been issued to all MoJ, prison and ...

28 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Manchester Arena bomber’s brother smiled before assault on prison officer

The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber is seen smiling in CCTV footage before launching an “animalistic” attack on a Belmarsh prison officer. Paul Edwards, 57, was hit with a chair and repeatedly punched and kicked in his office by ...

22 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Justice Secretary says new ‘smart’ prison is not a ‘soft touch’

The Justice Secretary has defended a new “smart” prison designed to drive down crime after being asked if it is a “soft-touch” jail. On a visit to HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Dominic Raab said inmates at the ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

New Glasgow prison will not solve jail overpopulation issues, says inspector

Scotland’s chief prison inspector has said the new facility set to replace HMP Barlinnie will not solve overpopulation issues in jails. Speaking to BBC’s Good Morning Scotland on Tuesday, Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, chief inspector of ...

05 Jul 2022 at 11:47

No ‘bad thing’ for prisoners to take part in Jubilee celebrations – Raab

It is no “bad thing” if prisoners take part in celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, if that gives them motivation to “turn their lives around”, the Justice Secretary has said. Dominic Raab made the comments after ...

01 Jun 2022 at 13:14

Jail for drug dealer who hid smuggled phone ‘up his backside’ during cell raid

A drug dealer who hid a mobile phone he had smuggled between two UK prisons “up his backside” as his cell was raided has been jailed. Harri Pullen, 24, from Bettws, South Wales, was found to have mainly used the device to ...

23 May 2022 at 19:07

News

Bennell victims to appeal after losing High Court case against Manchester City

Eight men who were abused by paedophile Barry Bennell more than 30 years ago have said they will appeal after losing a High Court case against Manchester City. The eight men, now in their 40s and 50s, were abused by ...

10 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Holocaust denier does not consent to extradition to France, court told

A Holocaust denier who has been on the run from French authorities does not consent to be extradited to France, a court has heard. Vincent Reynouard, 53, was arrested in Anstruther, Fife, last month and has been in ...

08 Dec 2022 at 13:45

Emily Maitlis stalker guilty of trying to breach restraining order for 20th time

An “obsessed” stalker who has had a three-decade fixation with former BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis has been found guilty of attempting to breach a restraining order for the 20th time. Edward Vines wrote ...

25 Jul 2022 at 17:06

Scotland

Inspectors criticise Scottish Prison Service for ‘disappointing underuse’ of open jail

Inspectors have criticised the “disappointing underuse” of a prison they held as one which should be seen as a “flagship establishment” of the prison service in Scotland. HMP Castle Huntly, the only open prison ...

22 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Scotland

Prison ‘breached international standards’ over double cell sizes

A Scottish prison breached international standards for housing prisoners in double occupancy rooms, a report has found. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland inspected HMP Inverness between August 15 and 26 ...

29 Mar 2023 at 00:01

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