Prisoners are merely being “warehoused” at a jail where they are kept in squalid conditions for up to 23 hours a day, a watchdog report has warned. Under a restricted
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A prisoner who had been threatened by other inmates and was found hanging in his cell died by misadventure, an inquest jury has concluded. Matthew Gray, 31, was found by
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Prisoners are at risk of being freed without having finished treatment programmes aimed at cutting reoffending, a report has warned. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) found there are
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Prison staff have begun protest action after a damning report warned of a “dangerous lack of control” at HMP Bedford, their union said. Members of the POA, the trade union
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A protest by prison staff over violence and safety concerns has been called off by their union after the Government agreed to drop the threat of court action. Members of
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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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