A public inquiry has been announced into the death of a man in police custody. Scotland’s Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf told MSPs it would look into the “circumstances leading up
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Three quarters of asylum seekers in the UK waited more than six months for an initial decision on their case in the last quarter of 2018, a new report shows.
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A public inquiry is to be held into allegations of abuse at a scandal-hit immigration detention centre. The investigation will have legal powers to compel witnesses to give evidence about
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Conditions in youth jails are worse than they were a decade ago despite falling numbers of offenders behind bars, researchers have claimed. The number of children in custody fell by
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Hundreds of prisoners are leaving jail homeless, inspection reports have warned. Concerns were raised about the situation at HMP Cardiff, with inspectors citing a “well-established link” between homelessness and the
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Calls to prison hotlines set up for relatives to report urgent fears about suicidal inmates and those at risk of self-harm are going unanswered, according to a report. Just one
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The prison system is in an “appalling state of crisis” and the Government has no clear plan for “desperately needed change”, MPs have warned. Safety, security and decency are all
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Less than half of the people held in immigration detention centres last year were deported afterwards, according to a report. Of the 25,487 people who left detention in 2018, only
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Abolishing short jail sentences is not the answer to stopping criminals from reoffending, the Justice Secretary has said. Robert Buckland told MPs that better alternatives to short periods behind bars,
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Self-inflicted prison deaths in England and Wales have increased by 23% in a year, while drug abuse continues to plague facilities, despite repeated recommendations to tackle the problems, the watchdog
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