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Judges told not to jail rapists due to overcrowded prisons
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoDefendants convicted of some of the most serious crimes including rape and burglary will reportedly...
Low-level offenders to be spared jail to free up space in overcrowded prisons
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoLow-level offenders are to be spared jail and made to do community service in a bid to free up space...
Assaults in women’s prisons triple in a decade to hit record high, with more violence than men’s...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWomen’s jails are the most violent they have ever been, with assaults tripling in a decade to hit an...
Public put in ‘greater danger’ due to failure to rehabilitate prisoners in overcrowded jails
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoThe public is being put in “greater danger” as more prisoners are released from overcrowded jails...
Minister admits prisons under ‘huge pressure’ amid reports burglars and rapists will avoid jail
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPrisons are under "huge pressure", a Government minister admitted on Thursday, following reports...
Urgent warning over ‘squalid overcrowded’ prison where inmate escaped on stolen bike
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAn emergency warning has been issued over the state of a prison where inspectors criticised squalid...
Jail dealing with ‘near-tsunami of drugs’, Chief Inspector of Prisons says
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoInexperienced prison officers have been struggling to deal with a “near-tsunami” of drugs, high...
Criminals may be freed early to ease overcrowding as prison crisis laid bare
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoCriminals may be released from jail early or not locked up in the first place as figures uncovered...
‘You cr** where you eat’: Grim state of UK prisons revealed as inmates crammed into cells for 23...
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoFormer inmates have revealed the “disgusting” conditions they are living under in some of the UK’s...
Shoplifters should be spared jail to help tackle court backlogs
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoShoplifters should be spared prosecution and jail to help tackle court backlogs and overcrowded...