A review into failings in the criminal justice system has identified ‘chronic underfunding at every step’ and identified more ...
The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has announced the Government’s intention to introduce ‘supermax-style units’ to prisons ...
Whitemoor is a high-security prison where three quarters of prisoners are serving indeterminate sentences and 80% of the ...
Five former City of London traders convicted in high-profile rate-rigging cases have been referred to the Court of Appeal by ...
The rising death toll in prisons has been described as a ‘ national scandal’ by prisons charity the Howard League.
The five referrals arise from work done by the CCRC to examine the possible implications for other cases arising from the ...
The government has declared that rising costs mean there needs to be a 20-25% reduction in the volume of Core Education delivered in prisons across England and Wales. This announcement came in their ...
Sentience without consequence Sentience has been the moral foundation of UK animal law. Chickens are ‘protected animals’.
A man has had his case referred to the Crown Court after the miscarriage of justice watchdog revealed major disclosure ...
Twenty-three children under the age of 14 years were sent to prison in 2024, according to statistics released in response to a parliamentary question in the House of Lords earlier this week on the age ...