England and Wales Overhaul Short Prison Sentences
From Monday, most offenders in England and Wales who would have faced up to a year in jail are likely to receive a
Green Party Councillor Demands Pardon for Witches
A Green Party councillor has demanded the pardon of 17th-century witches who were executed for “misogyny, not magic”. Stuart Jeffery, the leader of
The UK: Tech Firms Suggested Placing Trackers Under Offenders’ Skin at Meeting with Justice Secretary
Tracking devices inserted under offenders’ skin, robots assigned to contain prisoners and driverless vehicles used to transport them were among the measures proposed
UK Will Roll Out Chemical Castration for Sex Offenders
The British government is to rollout the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders, as part of a package
United Kingdom: Prisoners to Earn Freedom After Serving Third of Sentence Under New Plans
Prisoners will be able to earn their freedom after serving a third of their sentences under new minimum and maximum sentence plans released
31 of England’s Prisons are Victorian. Do They work? – The Guardian Visual Investigation
Many jails still in use today were built by the Victorians. Here’s how their 19th-century design is contributing to a 21st-century crisis. England
Justice Minister Announces Plans to Create 14,000 New Prison Places by 2031
HM Prison Millsike was opened in East Yorkshire The Justice Secretary has warned, “we simply cannot build our way out of the prisons
Inside the Drugs Gang Supplying HMP Preston
A prison nurse who was caught smuggling drugs and mobile phones into HMP Preston was part of a ‘sophisticated drugs gang’. Kiera Burton
United Kingdom: Prison Population Now Higher than When the Government Came to Power
Prisons in England and Wales are holding thousands more inmates than they were designed for despite Labour’s attempts to tackle the overcrowding problem
United Kingdom: Prisoners to Be Held in Police Cells to Deal with Overcrowding
Prisoners will be temporarily held in police cells to deal with prisons running out of space, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed.