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Judges in England and Wales told not to jail criminals as prisons are full
Judges have been told to delay the sentencing of criminals currently on bail because prisons are full, according to a report in today’s Times newspaper. This morning the Health Secretary Steve Barclay acknowledged that prisons “are under huge pressure”, adding that the Justice Secretary will make a statement to the commons on Monday. But he…
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Chief Inspector of Prisons says Wandsworth Prison is a ‘crumbling institution’
Earlier we spoke to the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor.
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Full prisons ‘are not safe places’, says Prison Governors Association President
We spoke to the President of the Prison Governors Association, Andrea Albutt.
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Prisons will run out of space within weeks says prisons chief
They keep some of our most dangerous criminals behind bars.
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Poor prison conditions increase risk inmates will re-offend, says Chief Inspector of Prisons
We spoke to Charlie Taylor, the Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Conservative MP Laura Farris, who served on the Justice committee
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Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution managing behaviour by ‘locking children up’, says Chief Inspector of Prisons
The justice secretary has been urged to take immediate action – after the prisons watchdog said conditions at the Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution are “appalling”. The prisons minister said a review was underway, and a new governor had been appointed. We spoke to Charlie Taylor, the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
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Conditions in women’s prison Eastwood Park like ‘a Victorian asylum’, says Chief Inspector of Prisons
Women with acute mental health conditions are being held in “terrible conditions” in a prison with scratched and “blood-splattered” walls, a watchdog has warned.
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Nicola Sturgeon explains Scottish Government’s decision to pause transfers of some transgender prisoners to women’s prisons
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that “heightened public concern” contributed to the Scottish Government’s decision yesterday to pause transfers to women’s prisons of transgender prisoners with any history of violence against women.
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Government and prison service must act to reduce overcrowding, says Prisons’ Chief Inspector
As police cells are requested to hold prisoners, we spoke with the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, about how bad things really are in prisons right now.
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‘Home Office needs to get a grip’, says chief inspector of prisons
We spoke to Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor. He has been monitoring Manston, visiting twice in the last few months. His report into the detention centre is out tomorrow and we asked him about the conditions at Manston from his last inspection.
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Prisons battle against coronavirus
As the pandemic took hold, Britain’s prisons found themselves on the frontline.
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Inmates to be let out early as Coronavirus threatens prisons
To relieve the pressure on jails and the NHS, thousands of inmates in England and Wales will be temporarily released on licence, with electronic tagging.
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Boris Johnson announces spending boost for prisons
The Prime Minister has announced another spending boost for the justice system, with a hundred million pounds promised to improve prison security.
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Prisons Minister Robert Buckland: ‘Duty of government to avoid chaos of crash-out Brexit’
Prisons Minister Robert Buckland is a Boris Johnson backer.
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Prisons Minister Rory Stewart: ‘From a Conservative point of view, a second referendum is out’
Prisons Minister Rory Stewart discusses Brexit.