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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...
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...
Urgent warning over ‘squalid overcrowded’ prison where inmate escaped on stolen bike
The Independent UK via AOL· 6 months agoAn emergency warning has been issued over the state of a prison where inspectors criticised squalid...
Judges ordered not to jail burglars and rapists due to crowded prisons – report
Press Association News via AOL· 7 months agoJudges have been told not to send some convicted criminals to jail due to prisons nearing capacity,...
'Persistent overcrowding': Fulton County Jail issues spark debate, search for answers
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAn overcrowded, deteriorating jail spurred a heated debate between metro Atlanta officials Wednesday...
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...
Suicide and violence in prisons rise by nearly 25%, as self-harm hits all-time high among women...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSuicide and serious violence have risen by nearly a quarter in men’s prisons in England and Wales,...
‘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...
Wandsworth prison warned last year over front gate security after inmate escape
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoSerious security concerns at the prison where a terror suspect escaped by clinging to a food...
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...