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Urgent warning over ‘squalid overcrowded’ prison where inmate escaped on stolen bike
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn emergency warning has been issued over the state of a prison where inspectors criticised squalid...
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...
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,...
Tories accused of ‘cover up’ over early release of violent criminals
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe Government has been accused of a “cover up” for refusing to publish details on the number of...
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...
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the...
Prisoners could be released 60 days early under move to ease overcrowding
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoCriminals will be able to be released from jail two months early in an attempt to ease the pressure...
Knife crime prison sentences hit record low
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThere has also been a 5pc rise in knife crime to nearly 49,000 offences in the year to Sept 2023 - MARK MERCER Jail sentences for knife offenders have...
Voices: The escape of terror suspect Daniel Khalife exposes a prison system in crisis
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCOMMENT: Don’t just blame the guards who let a suspected terrorist get away, writes former chief...
Overcrowding in prisons is a ‘powder keg waiting to blow’
The Independent UK via AOL· 11 months agoBritish jails are being plunged into crisis as they face record levels of overcrowding, new figures...
