Families of young people who died in YOI criticise prison system
The mother of a student who took her own life in a Young Offenders Institution has said she was “brutalised” in custody, while the brother of a 16-year-old boy who
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Pair who took own lives in Polmont ‘given death sentence’, families’ lawyer says
Two people who took their own lives in a young offenders institution were “given a death sentence”, a solicitor acting for their families said, as he called for Prime Minister
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‘Highly dangerous’ inmate tried to kill ‘kuffar’ prison officers, court told
A “highly dangerous” inmate tried to kill five prison officers with homemade weapons including a sharpened plastic spoon, a court has heard. Aklakar Rahman (pictured), 38, allegedly repeatedly attacked staff
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Prison officer jailed for 15 months after sex with inmate in cell
A prison officer has been jailed for 15 months after having sex with an inmate in a cell. Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, of Fulham, south-west London, was charged after
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Prisoners missing hospital visits and funerals through poor transport – watchdog
Hundreds of prisoners have missed hospital appointments or family funerals due to “failures” in prisoner transport, the prison inspectorate has found. Interim chief inspector of prisons for Scotland, Stephen Sandham,
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Peers urge Government to make permanent extended support period for refugees
Government moves to give refugees extra time in asylum accommodation before they are evicted should be made permanent, according to peers. The Home Office is trialling an extension to the
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Hydebank Wood seeing outcomes at ‘highest achievable level’ for first time
Hydebank Wood Secure College and Women’s Prison has become the first unit in Northern Ireland to secure outcomes at the “highest achievable level”, two independent reports have found. However the
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Health services at ‘breaking point’ as self-harm rises at immigration centre
Health services are at “breaking point” as incidents of self-harm have more than doubled at an immigration detention centre which feels “like a prison”, inspectors have warned. Fights and assaults
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Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp
The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog. The Government department
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Asylum seeker died in M1 crash after social worker did not believe his age
An asylum seeker who died after being run over on a motorway slip road was “upset” that a social worker did not believe he was a child, an inquest has
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