Victims will be able to attend parole hearings of criminals as part of national rollout to boost confidence in the justice system. The reform coming into force in England and
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Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said “we simply cannot build our way out of the prisons capacity crisis” as she opened a new jail that will hold about 1,500 prisoners. Category
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The Scottish Prison Service has apologised to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, who took their own lives in Polmont Young Offenders’ Institute, and committed to preventing further
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A prison officer has been jailed for a year after she kissed and sat on the lap of an inmate whom she had been in a relationship with at HMP
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A senior prison officer has admitted having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate. Tracy Boateng, 26, is said to have “abused the public’s trust” during her relationship with Vincent Ojo
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The Princess of Wales has sympathised with former prison mothers who suggested their parental support behind bars was better than services in the outside world. Kate travelled to HMP Styal,
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An inquest jury has found that failings and “missed opportunities” at a prison contributed to the deaths of three inmates just weeks apart. Nottingham Coroner’s Court heard a joint inquest
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A lack of “basic care” for women in prisons causes such distress that some inmates resort to harming themselves, inspectors have warned amid rising levels of self-harm in jails. Inspectors
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The families of two people who took their own lives while in a young offenders institution now have a “chance of hope and a legacy”, their lawyer said after Scotland’s
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The Solicitor General has referred the murder sentence handed to Sara Sharif’s father to the Court of Appeal on the grounds that it was “unduly lenient.” The 10-year-old suffered “unimaginable
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