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‘Indefensible’: Coroner blasts indefinite jail terms after prisoner’s suicide 17 years into 23 month...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA coroner has blasted the “inhumane and indefensible” treatment of a prisoner who took his own life...
Could Croatia be the most sustainable travel destination in Europe? Its tourism minister hopes so
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNikolina Brnjac was elected as Croatia’s Minister for Tourism in the midst of the COVID pandemic,...
Jails face explosion of violence due to shortage of ‘Tornado squad’ prison riot officers
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe number of prison officers trained to deal with riots as part of so-called Tornado squads has...
Revealed: The £16.2m taxi and hotel bill to send prison staff around the country to plug gaps
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe government is spending millions of pounds taxiing prison officers around the UK and putting them...
Revealed: Just one in five prisons have enough riot officers in ‘scandalous’ shortage
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 week agoNearly four in five prisons do not have enough officers trained to deal with riots as part of...
Father imprisoned for 12 years for stealing mobile phone under ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term reunited...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoExclusive: Schoolboy’s joy at meeting father serving IPP sentence after heartbreaking ban of more...
Nearly one in six prisons have no officers trained to deal with riots
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThere are no prison officers trained to deal with riots at nearly one in six jails in England and...
Suspects will be freed on bail instead of remanded to ease overcrowding in prisons, lawyers fear
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCriminal suspects will be freed on bail rather than remanded into custody because the Ministry of...
‘Secret’ plans to release prisoners 70 days early ‘risk public safety’, warns probation union
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNew government plans to free prisoners up to 70 days early to free up space in full-to-bursting...
‘A blot on our legal system’: New head of prisons’ union calls for urgent review of indefinite...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoExclusive: Britain must properly fund prison system to ease current ‘impossible’ situation – or else...