More than two thirds of police forces in England and Wales are letting down vulnerable victims, a new report suggests. Four services were rated as “inadequate” for how they protect
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A controversial courts charge levied on criminals is to be scrapped within weeks, Michael Gove has confirmed. The fees, which can range from from £150 to £1,200, will no longer
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The Chief Inspector of Prisons in England and Wales has welcomed “significant improvements” in the handling and restraint of children in custody following the deaths of two boys in 2004.
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Conditions for prisoners in court custody suites in England are among the worst inspectors have ever seen and are “an accident waiting to happen”, a report has revealed. An investigation
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The UK National Preventative Mechanism (UK NPM) have just launched their new website. The UK NPM was established for the protection of people in detention through independent monitoring and
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More than 400 probation jobs are threatened with the axe under “drastic” cuts in a number of centres across the country, according to unions. Sodexo was said to be planning
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Charities acting for prisoners have won permission from the Court of Appeal to challenge legal aid cuts they say are “inherently unfair” and threaten to cause injustice to vulnerable inmates.
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Prisons are failing to effectively rehabilitate criminals, Michael Gove will say today as he laments Britain’s “horrifying” failure to reduce re-offending rates. The Justice Secretary will float the idea of
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Radical changes in the prison system are needed to prevent deaths of vulnerable young people in custody, a year-long review has concluded. Each of the 87 self-inflicted deaths examined represents
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A review into why children in care are more likely to end up in the criminal justice system has been launched, aimed at stopping the “depressing route from care to
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