Murder is to intentionally take another’s life. For such a heinous crime there must be an equally severe punishment. Something to hurt the perpetrator, deter others and protect society from further ...

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 ...

A Westminster inquiry into the controversial law around joint enterprise was launched in the House of Commons on Tuesday night at an event highlighting the impact on the families and friends of those ...

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Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The government‘s independent law reform body looks set to recommend scrapping the problematic statutory test that has dogged the miscarriage of justice watchdog ...

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 ...

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.