Releasing more prisoners on temporary licence could help tackle the drugs crisis in jails, a new report suggests. The scheme does not feel like a real possibility to most inmates,
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Levels of violence at a young offender institution have dropped after teenagers were rewarded for good behaviour – including being given sweets and chocolate. Inspectors found an 80% reduction in
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A mentally ill man who died in police custody “must have been petrified in his final minutes”, his family have said. Kevin Clarke, 35, died at Lewisham Hospital on March
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Renewing a G4S contract to manage an immigration centre “is not commensurate with a humane system of dealing with migrants” the public wants after the Windrush scandal, Diane Abbott has
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A former prisons chief has warned that running jails unsafely is a “crime” in a scathing critique on the state of the service. Phil Wheatley highlighted reductions in officer numbers
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The solitary confinement of children and young people in the justice system should be abolished, leading medics have said. In a joint plea to the Government, the British Medical Association
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A mentally-ill man who died after he was restrained by police was a gifted footballer and viewed by many as “a father figure and a role model”, his family have
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A court case brought against four staff accused of threatening and assaulting children at a scandal-hit G4S-run youth jail has collapsed. Team leaders Anthony Dance, 28, Gareth Evans, 27, Matthew
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A youth jail manager has criticised the BBC, claiming he is “on the verge of bankruptcy” after being sacked when allegations of abuse at a scandal-hit G4S-run youth jail surfaced
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A watchdog report found there were 554 self-harm incidents at Brinsford young offenders institution between May and October last year. A small number of individuals accounted for multiple incidents. Publishing
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