The Princess Royal has visited Maghaberry Prison in Co Antrim. Anne toured newly-built Davis House with senior officials from the Prison Service. Director general Ronnie Armour said: “It’s a great
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A prison criticised as having some of the worst conditions ever seen by inspectors has been praised for making dramatic improvements. In 2017 HMP Liverpool was the subject of one
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Basic safety checks are still not being carried out by probation officers, according to their watchdog. Justin Russell, the Chief Inspector of Probation, feared lessons were still not being learnt
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A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering one of Britain’s worst paedophiles. Richard Huckle died at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire on October 13 last year, reportedly
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Prisoners could be more successfully rehabilitated on release by means of a simple conversation, according to new research. Evangelos Mitrokostas, of the University of Portsmouth, has carried out the study
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Almost half of people charged with knife killings in London over the past three years had previously committed an offence involving a blade, new figures suggest. Scotland Yard charged a
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Violence has “markedly increased” and safety remains a “major concern” at a prison which was the focus of a television documentary, according to inspectors. High levels of violence, self-harm and
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Two former directors of Serco have been charged with fraud and false accounting over an electronic tagging contract. Nicholas Woods, ex-finance director of Serco Home Affairs, and Simon Marshall, former
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Police and legal campaigners have called on the new Government to stick to its pre-election promises and fix a “justice system in crisis”. Policing must be at the heart of
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Hate crime can have a devastating impact on individuals, families, communities and the very fabric of society. However, there is a remarkable dearth of research on the most effective ways
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