The mother of a vulnerable man who died after being restrained by police has said she is “devastated” that no charges will be brought over his death. Leon Briggs, 39,
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The Government is facing a High Court challenge over its definition of “torture” in relation to immigration detainees. Medical Justice, a charity which helps people in detention, claims current policy
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Serious failings risked allowing prisoners to make contact with victims from jail, a watchdog has warned. An inspection report on HMP High Down said public protection assessments to determine whether
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A custody sergeant accused of breaching police standards by authorising the strip search of a philosophy lecturer who went limp and refused to give her name has been cleared of
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A watchdog has called on the Home Office to examine why planned removals of detained immigrant families “routinely” fail. Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke recommended the step as he
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An official report has criticised police after prisoners were taken to court in just their pyjamas or underwear-like clothing. The incidents were recorded by HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland
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The Home Office has unveiled proposed new rules for police on treatment of female detainees after warnings forces were failing to meet required standards. Ministers are consulting on plans to
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Staff at one of Britain’s largest prisons were found asleep or locked in offices during an inspection that uncovered “appalling” squalor and violence, a watchdog has said, as it emerged
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The current law on involving and informing the relatives or carers of people detained against their will on mental health grounds is not working well, according to new research. A
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The prisons minister is to launch a £10 million blitz on drugs, mobile phones and poor conditions at struggling jails. Rory Stewart announced a package of measures designed to lift
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