COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS SIX IPP SENTENCES – WITH 150 FURTHER CASES TO BE REVIEWED
The Court of Appeal has recently quashed the Imprisonment / Detention* for Public Protection sentences of six prisoners…
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ELECTRONICALLY TAGGED RISES 2% TO 28,687
New figures by the Ministry of Justice show that the number of individuals assigned with…
GOVERNMENT PLANS ‘DIGITAL OVERHAUL’ OF PRISON SYSTEM TO COMBAT MISTAKEN RELEASES
The Government has announced an £82 million package to ‘digitalise the archaic paper-based prison system’,…
PRISONERS AWARDED £428,000 IN COMPENSATION FOLLOWING STAFF ASSAULTS
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the Prison Service has paid out £428,000…
NEW REPORT FINDS TOO FEW PRISONERS BENEFIT FROM EXERCISE AND SPORT
A new report published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has found that those in custody…
INSPECTORS WARN THAT THE CARE OF ACUTELY MENTALLY UNWELL PRISONERS IS WORSENING
Inspectors have warned that the care of acutely mentally unwell prisoners is generally becoming worse…
SUSPENDED SENTENCES NOW LIKELY TO REPLACE MAJORITY OF 12 MONTH JAIL TERMS
As of 23rd March 2026, suspended sentences will replace short jail terms of up to…
NEW REPORT EXPOSES LACK OF SUPPORT FOR REMAND PRISONERS
A new report published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons reveals that prisoners on remand – ie…
GOVERNMENT PROMISES £32 MILLION TO REDUCE WOMEN’S IMPRISONMENT
A new report published by The Women’s Justice Board recommends a set of measures to reduce…
JAILS STILL FAILING TO HELP PRISONERS MAINTAIN FAMILY CONTACT
A new report published by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has revealed that prisons too often…
NEW REPORT EXPLORES ROLE OF APPROVED PREMISES IN POST-RELEASE RE-INTEGRATION
A new report published by the Probation Inspectorate looks at the role of Approved Premises…
CANCER-CAUSING RADON GAS DETECTED IN 16 PRISONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas have been detected in 16 prisons, with 33 sites…