Search results for ‘prisonreform’
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Damning report condemns violence at Feltham prison
A report into Feltham young offenders’ institution finds high levels of violence, including “unacceptably high” use of batons by staff, and young people living in fear.
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Prison closures – the key questions
Chris Grayling has announced plans to close six public jails in the biggest prison closure programme in decades. So where does that leave overcrowding? We answer a few key questions.
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Nearly two-thirds of prisons ‘overcrowded’
Nearly two thirds of prisons in England and Wales are operating at an overcrowded level, reformers say.
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Drugs mules could avoid jail under new guidelines
Street dealers caught with heroin, cocaine or thousands of pounds worth of cannabis could avoid jail under new guidelines for judges which come into force in February.
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Post-riots prison population hits another record high
The courts’ tough approach to those charged with riots-related offences has caused an increase to the prison population in England and Wales for the third week running.
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Fears over Wandsworth prisoner safety
The chief inspector of prisons says the treatment of inmates at Wandsworth prison is “demeaning, unsafe and below what could be classed as decent”.
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Convicted prisoners to get vote
Tens of thousands of convicted prisoners in the UK are to get the right to vote after a European ruling found the present 140-year-old ban breaches human rights.
