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Too many offenders are being jailed, former Tory PM Sir John Major says

The UK is locking up too many offenders, former prime minister Sir John Major has said, as he warned against “excessive zeal” to be tough on crime leading to “unwise policy”. The ex-Tory leader argued that “pointless” short-term prison sentences are ...

09 May 2023 at 21:08

Sir John Major warns against ‘excessive zeal’ to be tough on crime

Former prime minister Sir John Major has warned against “excessive zeal” to be tough on crime leading to “unwise policy”, as he said the UK is locking up too many offenders. The ex-Tory leader argued that “pointless” short-term prison sentences are ...

10 May 2023 at 00:35

High-security jail holding Charles Bronson needs ‘urgent improvement’ – watchdog

A watchdog has called for a high-security jail holding notorious criminals like Charles Bronson to be put into emergency measures amid the high rate of attacks on prison officers and “chronic” staff shortages. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie ...

01 Sept 2023 at 00:01

‘Shocking’ scale of violence at Cookham Wood child jail, watchdog report says

Children armed themselves with hundreds of homemade weapons at a scandal-hit jail where violence was rife, according to a damning watchdog report. The “shocking” findings were laid bare by inspectors after the Cookham Wood young offenders’ ...

18 Jul 2023 at 00:01

New Justice Secretary warned he inherits a ‘crisis’ from Raab

Alex Chalk has been warned that he faces a “crisis” in the British justice system, as he prepares to take over from Dominic Raab. The new Justice Secretary will inherit plenty of challenges, including concerns about delays in the court ...

21 Apr 2023 at 16:00

More than half of women jailed serve sentences under six months – study

More than half of women sent to prison last year were given sentences of less than six months, analysis has revealed. The Prison Reform Trust found 58% of prison sentences for women in 2022 fell within the timeframe, despite the ...

16 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Work to create 20,000 new prison places ‘significantly behind schedule’

The Government’s commitment to creating 20,000 new prison places by the mid-2020s is “significantly behind schedule”, the Prison Reform Trust has said. By June 5 this year, 5,202 new places had been created – including ...

30 Jun 2023 at 18:00

Campaigners call for dedicated Secretary of State for Women and Girls

A dedicated Secretary of State for Women and Girls is essential in the next government to champion and make the changes many “desperately need”, campaigners have said. An open letter to the major political party ...

05 Jun 2024 at 11:12

Widdecombe recalls holiday camp idea as she condemns prisoner early release

Ann Widdecombe said she once proposed taking over a disused holiday camp to respond to prison overcrowding, as she urged the Government to provide more temporary spaces. Reform UK’s immigration and justice ...

20 Sept 2024 at 15:25

World

Menendez brothers to be resentenced at hearing in December

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearing has been set for December 11, when a judge will decide whether they will have a shot at freedom after spending 34 years behind bars for the shotgun killings ...

30 Oct 2024 at 23:01

Prison plans could cost ‘extra £4bn and be short of 12,400 cell spaces by 2027’

Government plans to boost prison capacity could fall short by thousands of cell spaces within two years and cost the taxpayer billions of pounds more than anticipated, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has ...

04 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

MSPs vote to treat prisoner release Bill as emergency legislation

MSPs have voted to treat a Bill which would grant early release to hundreds of prisoners as emergency legislation. It means the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill, part of SNP ministers’ plans ...

20 Nov 2024 at 18:05

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