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Social workers to review cases after IT error led to offenders ‘risk score’ being wrongly calculated

By Tom Eden, Reporter3rd March 2022News Scotland

Scotland’s Justice Secretary has admitted hundreds of criminals may now be out of prison despite the risk they pose to the public being wrongly calculated. The risk posed by convicted

Man whose attack on partner left her brain-damaged has jail sentence increased

By Tom Pilgrim, Reporter3rd March 2022News England

A man jailed after subjecting his partner to an attack so violent it left her brain-damaged and unable to walk independently has had his prison sentence increased. Adam Fleming (pictured),

Delay in hearing to claw back £182,000 in benefits collected by murderers of vulnerable woman

By The Press Association28th February 2022News Scotland

A hearing set to resolve a proceeds of crime action brought against a couple who collected 16 years’ worth of benefits from a woman they murdered has been delayed. Edward

On-the-run sex offender arrested four days after absconding from open prison

By Matthew Cooper, Reporter17th February 2022News England

A sex offender who absconded from an open prison in Lincolnshire, sparking a major manhunt, has been arrested. Paul Robson, 56, was described as a “particular danger to women and

Manhunt launched for sex offender who presents ‘particular danger to women and young children’

By Josh Payne, Reporter14th February 2022News England

A police manhunt has been launched for a convicted sex offender who “presents a particular danger to women and young children”. Paul Robson (pictured), who is serving a life sentence

New guidance advocating rehabilitation when sentencing young Scots comes into effect

By The Press Association26th January 2022News Scotland

New guidance that aims to ensure rehabilitation is a “primary consideration” when young offenders are sentenced has come into force in courts across Scotland. The sentencing young people guideline applies

Engage: How going from care to prison compounds women’s trauma – new research

By Claire Fitzpatrick, Lancaster University17th January 2022Engage

In the year to June 2021, for every 1,000 women in custody in England and Wales, 3,808 incidents of self-harm were recorded. This represented a shocking increase of 16% on

Inmate gave birth to stillborn baby in toilet after nurse ‘mistook period pain’ – prisons watchdog

By Flora Thompson, Reporter11th January 2022News England

A woman gave birth to a stillborn baby in “shocking circumstances” in a prison toilet after a nurse mistook her labour for period pain, a watchdog’s investigation has found. Prisons

Watchdog tells West Midlands Police to improve management of sex offenders

By Margaret Davis, Reporter24th November 2021News England

One of the UK’s biggest police forces has been told to improve the way it manages sex offenders to control the risk to the public. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary

Rehabilitation to be ‘primary consideration’ in sentencing young people in Scotland

By The Press Association9th November 2021News Scotland

Judges will have to take rehabilitation into account as a primary consideration when sentencing young people after a new guideline was approved in a “significant milestone”. The Scottish Sentencing Council

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Delay in hearing to claw back £182,000 in benefits collected by murderers of vulnerable woman

On-the-run sex offender arrested four days after absconding from open prison

Manhunt launched for sex offender who presents ‘particular danger to women and young children’

New guidance advocating rehabilitation when sentencing young Scots comes into effect

Engage: How going from care to prison compounds women’s trauma – new research

Inmate gave birth to stillborn baby in toilet after nurse ‘mistook period pain’ – prisons watchdog

Watchdog tells West Midlands Police to improve management of sex offenders

Rehabilitation to be ‘primary consideration’ in sentencing young people in Scotland

More than 480 children in England died or seriously harmed by abuse, report reveals

Calls for urgent action to protect children after family convicted over Sara Sharif death

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Tag: Prisons / Offenders

Social workers to review cases after IT error led to offenders ‘risk score’ being wrongly calculated

Man whose attack on partner left her brain-damaged has jail sentence increased

Delay in hearing to claw back £182,000 in benefits collected by murderers of vulnerable woman

On-the-run sex offender arrested four days after absconding from open prison

Manhunt launched for sex offender who presents ‘particular danger to women and young children’

New guidance advocating rehabilitation when sentencing young Scots comes into effect

Engage: How going from care to prison compounds women’s trauma – new research

Inmate gave birth to stillborn baby in toilet after nurse ‘mistook period pain’ – prisons watchdog

Watchdog tells West Midlands Police to improve management of sex offenders

Rehabilitation to be ‘primary consideration’ in sentencing young people in Scotland