UK’s first transgender prison unit to open in Surrey
Transgender prisoners will be held in their own unit for the first time in the UK, without access to other inmates. A wing of a female prison in Surrey will
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Number of offenders returned to prison for breaching licence conditions ‘skyrockets’
The number of offenders returned to prison for breaching their licence conditions after serving short sentences has “skyrocketed”, a watchdog has warned. Sir Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit
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Children in custody at much higher risk of sexual abuse than previously thought
The number of children at risk of sexual abuse in young offender centres and other custodial institutions is much higher than previously thought, a report has found. There were 1,070
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Home Office ministers lose deportation fight with Portuguese immigrant
Home Office ministers have lost a deportation fight with a Portuguese immigrant given a custodial sentence when he was a teenager. Immigration officials said Luis Lopes’s deportation was justified on
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Prison deaths up 10% while assaults and self-harm hit record levels, report
Violence and self-harm in prisons are “unacceptably high”, the Justice Secretary has admitted, after official figures revealed both have surged again to reach new record levels. David Gauke acknowledged the
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Vulnerable man found dead after police ‘mishandled report of concern’
Police failed to record a report of concern for a vulnerable man who went missing and was later found dead, an investigation has indicated. A Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
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Leading psychiatrist appointed to review mental health support for young prisoners
A leading psychiatrist has been appointed to oversee an independent review of the mental health support services available to young people behind bars. Consultant forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr
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Inspection of Met Police custody suites finds not all use of force is recorded
The use of force in custody suites across Britain’s largest police service has not always been recorded properly, according to a report. An unannounced inspection visit to Metropolitan Police custody
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Rehab officer who fell in love with killer jailed for smuggling items into prison
A prison officer who fell in love with a convicted killer has been jailed for smuggling steroids and phones into prison in her underwear. Gemma Farr (pictured) was found to
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Police officer sacked after giving false account in death of vulnerable man in custody
A police officer has been sacked after breaching professional standards during the restraint of a mental health patient who collapsed and died in 2011. Pc Paul Adey was found guilty
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