A convicted murderer who permanently disfigured a prison guard and injured another while trying to escape custody during a hospital visit has been jailed for more than three years. James
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Emergency plans to avoid prison overcrowding have been activated in the North of England as more rioters are sentenced. Operation Early Dawn, a long-standing plan which allows defendants to be
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A “shocking” level of chaos at scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth was the result of sustained decline that happened “in plain view of leaders”, a report by the prisons watchdog has concluded.
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A former Metropolitan Police officer who launched a “campaign of rape” against his victims has had his sentence increased at the Court of Appeal. Cliff Mitchell (pictured) carried out more
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The Justice Secretary is looking to sack the boss of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) after a review found wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson was failed and could have been
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Greater Manchester Police has apologised and accepted the recommendations of an “explosive” report into the experiences of women and girls arrested and taken into custody by the force. Former victims’
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A decision for a murderer to give evidence at his public parole hearing in private has been branded a “farce” by the mother of his victim. Steven Ling (pictured), a
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A man has been found guilty of murdering a mother-of-five while on police bail and violently abusing and controlling her in the lead-up to her death. Holly Sanchez, 32, told
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Long-term prisoners in Scotland could be released after serving two thirds of their sentence under Government plans. The Scottish Government has been wrestling with a rising prison population in recent
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The new government is being urged to invest in the UK’s prisons amid warnings that staff have reached “breaking point”. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was
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