Prisoners are being forced to live in ‘appalling and sometimes inhumane’ conditions according to a new investigation into the ‘crumbling’ prison estate. It has found that conditions in prisons across ...

The ongoing inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital in the wake of the conviction of Lucy Letby has heard from a doctor who believes that the nurse may have harmed babies before June ...

The Home Secretary has announced plans for new ‘Respect Orders’ to handle anti-social behaviour, with offenders facing up to two years in prison. These new powers include the ability to ban ‘hooligans ...

The Ministry of Justice has published an urgent improvement plan for HMP Winchester, after a damning report by the Prisons watchdog, HM inspectorate of Prison, in October 2024. The plan will allow the ...

A review into sentencing in England and Wales could see dramatic steps to reduce the numbers of women in prison, including new measures around electronic tagging and scrapping short sentences.

Two Metropolitan Police Officers could face criminal charges after a crash with an unmarked police car caused the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. The woman, aged 38, whose name has not ...

A cross-party group of MPs has called for an end to legal threats that are used to silence whistle-blowers and journalists. These legal warnings, known as strategic legal actions against public ...

Police have identified two more suspects in the ongoing Post Office investigation, who have been interviewed under caution. Four suspects have now been identified as part of the Horizon IT scandal ...

Last week, defendants in custody could not attend Isleworth Crown Court because the court’s cells were ‘too cold’. Issues with heating resulted in freezing conditions in the cells at Isleworth on two ...

Over half of people think prisons are ‘not at all’ or ‘not very’ effective according to a new survey. The research, just published by the Sentencing Academy revealed a significant lack of knowledge ...

Assaults on prison officers in prisons are increasing, but more than a third of the reported assaults are not being fully investigated. Ministry of Justice data shows that 36% of investigations into ...

An inspection of Brook House Immigration Removal Centre has revealed significant concerns about the welfare of detainees and the centre’s ability to manage its population effectively. The facility, ...