UK prisons could run out of space within a year and only half of new places will be built
The ambitious 2021 plans to introduce 20,000 new prison places by the mid-2020s are set to be delivered five years behind ...
UK prisons predicted to hit capacity by 2026 despite government's expansion plans, MPs warn
The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating 'hand to mouth', while the service acknowledges it as ...
Kyle Clifford's grim prison life as sex predator paralysed in wheelchair and 'open target'
As depraved crossbow killer Kyle Clifford's fate has been sealed, the Mirror takes a look at his dark and lonely future ...
New sentencing guidelines will make the UK’s justice system more fair, not less – expert view
In echoes of last summer’s riots, the government is again being accused of enabling a “two-tier” justice system in the UK.
Prison fights and violence surge as warning issued over 'pressure cooker' jails
MPs have warned the prison service is operating 'hand to mouth' as it scrambles from one crisis to another - with jails set ...
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Experts Call for UK Prison Reform, Emphasizing Alternatives to Custodial Sentencing
LONDON, UK - Experts and former professionals in the criminal justice system have voiced concerns about the overuse of prison ...
Prisons face ‘total gridlock’ in 2026 amid failure to increase capacity – MPs
A Westminster committee said lives are being increasingly put at risk by the Government’s historic failures to increase capacity.
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New sentencing guidance improves current two-tier system
What is really needed is a properly resourced probation service that can write reports of sufficient quality to ensure that ...
Hotel worker ‘paid with her life’ for failures by police and prison system
Marta Elena Vento, 27, was working at the Travelodge in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, when she was killed in a brutal ...
Opinion
There are too many women in prison – here’s what needs to change
Most women in jail have been victims of more serious crimes than they themselves have committed, writes Andrea Coomber. We’ve known how to tackle this crisis for almost 20 years – now it’s time to put ...
Drugs-blighted prison not allowed to install CCTV on its perimeter wall — because it is Grade II listed
A DRUGS-blighted prison has not been allowed to put CCTV on its perimeter wall — because it is Grade II listed. Planners will not permit it as the stone barrier, and the 206-year-old nick’s ...
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Prison where drugs are rife can't install CCTV on outside wall as it's Grade II listed
"As part of our commitment to bear down on drugs in prison, HMP Maidstone is due to have a new CCTV system installed which will cover all internal and external areas. "This is on top of the prison ...