Court finds staff failings contributed death of teenager at YOI
The mother of a Chesterfield teenager who hanged himself in a young offenders’ institute custody cell has told how she was shocked by the attitude of prison officers whom she
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Mental health nurses to take up police station roles
Mental health nurses will be stationed at nearly 50 police stations across England and Wales by next month. Ten forces – including the Metropolitan Police Service and Leicestershire Constabulary –
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Drug use in prison: assessment report
The report presents a review of tools for monitoring illicit drug use in prison population in Europe. The objective of the report is to describe the existing tools used at
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Over 200 absconders from Hackney’s John Howard Centre in last 13 years
Over 200 people have absconded from a mental health hospital in Hackney over the last 13 years. In the past four years there were 95 absconders from Homerton’s, John Howard
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Corroboration laws ‘deny justice’ to thousands, MacAskill
Scotland’s corroboration laws mean that “possibly thousands of victims” a year are denied the chance to seek justice in the courts, Kenny MacAskill has said. The Justice Secretary insisted the
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New report finds jailed women highly ‘vulnerable to abuse’
Women prisoners have been coerced into sex with staff in return for favours such as cigarettes or alcohol, campaigners said. Assaults known as “decrotching”, where women prisoners forcibly retrieve drugs
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‘1,000 appeals’ expected over probation jobs
Up to 1,000 probation officers are expected to appeal against jobs assigned to them under a shake-up of the rehabilitation service in England and Wales. A total of 119 of
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New £75m crime campus opens in North Lanarkshire
The heads of Scotland’s crime-fighting agencies have met for the first time at a new £75 million base. Staff from all five organisations including police, forensics, customs and the prosecution
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We believe prisoners with learning disabilities or difficulties should have equal access to support
“I stop and think … [I] think of the consequences to my son” This quote is one of many that illustrate the impact of a pilot programme to help prisoners
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Lord McCluskey concerned over ‘serious errors’ in Bill evidence
There have been “serious errors” in the evidence given to a Holyrood committee over proposals to abolish corroboration, a retired high court judge has said. Lord McCluskey has written to
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