Oct 8, 2024 · On Thursday 5 September the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice announced the timings for important legislative changes which will directly impact IPP offenders being supervised in t…

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Nov 6, 2024 · Sir John Major has called the UK’s jails “a total and utter disgrace”, saying it is “completely unacceptable” that cells built in Victorian times to hold one prisoner are now holding two. The Conservative former prime minister said there are now “far too many people in prison”. He called for judges to be given more discretion on …

Sep 11, 2024 · A change in the law which will help people on Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences to move on with their lives will take effect in November. The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 was pas…

Dec 29, 2024 · I am a prisoner detained at present in Japan, and I have been here for five years. Today I received news that my transfer back to the UK has been approved and I will be back soon. I’ve had so…

Jun 2, 2024 · England’s newest prison, HMP Fosse Way, has been open for a year. To mark its anniversary, photographer Andy Aitchison was given full access – and the prison’s Director, Wyn Jones, talked us through its progress and future plans First some background. Fosse Way is a category C prison near Leicester, preparing men for release. Managed by Serco, its capacity is 1,715 , with 1,715 inside ...

Mar 31, 2023 · Poverty and crime have a complex and often contentious relationship. Though it is increasingly accepted that poverty does not cause crime, there is still much evidence linking the two. The cost of being unable to afford necessities, combined with the lack of opportunity for social and economic advancement, creates a breeding ground for criminal activity.…

Nov 30, 2015 · The good news was that we had the full and enthusiastic support of the Prison Service. And so the Newspaper was launched in December 1990 assisted by BBC Breakfast Time from Grendon Prison. The bad news was that the then Governor of Lincoln Prison banned the paper and urged all prison governors by electronic mail to do the same. This was the same prison Governor who had just won a Butler Trust ...

Sep 1, 2023 · The best and worst prisons in England and Wales have been identified – by the Prison Service itself. Officials in headquarters scored every jail on 17 measures to come up with a league table of which ones are doing the best, and which ones are failing. Measures considered ranged from rates of assault and self-harm among prisoners to how many people are released homeless and how many find ...

Feb 1, 2011 · As the House of Lords has said, one of the most important constitutional rights that all prisoners retain despite being sentenced to custody is the right of freedom of access to the Courts and to lawyers for that purpose. Most prisoners are aware of this important right and it is regularly exercised. Even those prisoners who are subject to …