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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...
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· 7 months agoSuicide and serious violence have risen by nearly a quarter in men’s prisons in England and Wales,...
Criminals may be freed early to ease overcrowding as prison crisis laid bare
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 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· 4 weeks agoA police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the...
Knife crime prison sentences hit record low
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 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...
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...
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...
Tories accused of ‘cover up’ over early release of violent criminals
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Government has been accused of a “cover up” for refusing to publish details on the number of...
Overcrowding in prisons is a ‘powder keg waiting to blow’
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoBritish jails are being plunged into crisis as they face record levels of overcrowding, new figures...