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Why are some prisoners still serving banned indeterminate prison sentences?
We talk to Mark Day, the Deputy Director at the Prison Reform Trust, and its representative on the Ministry of Justice’s IPP External Stakeholder Challenge Group.
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Indeterminate prison sentences – when 18 months can last 18 years
The UN rapporteur for torture has told this programme that Indeterminate prison terms, or IPP Sentences, which were handed down by UK judges up until 11 years ago are an “egregious miscarriage of justice”.
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Five Americans head home in £5bn prisoner swap deal with Iran
Five Americans who’ve spent years in jail in Iran are finally on their way home – after a prisoner swap deal was brokered by Qatar.
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80 prison officers did not attend shifts on day Daniel Khalife escaped Wandsworth prison
A government minister has confirmed that 80 prison officers at Wandsworth prison did not attend their shifts on the day that Daniel Khalife escaped. Justice minister Damian Hinds confirmed the figure, which equates to 39 per cent of the total staff, in response to a question from the local Labour MP.
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Daniel Khalife: Escape of prisoner ‘indicative of state of prison service’, says Prison Reform Trust chief executive
We spoke to Pia Sinha, former governor of several prisons and now CEO of the Prisons Reform Trust.
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Daniel Khalife: Police confirm first sighting of prison escapee
Police are said to be working “night and day” to track down terror suspect Daniel Khalife, in London and beyond.
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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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Manhunt underway as terror suspect escapes Wandsworth Prison
A former soldier accused of planting fake bombs at a military base has escaped from prison in south London.
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Lack of engagement on RAAC ‘worries’ Prison Officers Association
The chief inspector of prisons in England and Wales has said it would be “enormously concerning” if RAAC was found in their buildings – as they simply don’t have any spare capacity to shut down affected space.
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Housing inmates in police cells ‘predictable mess’, says former head of prison service
We spoke to the former head of the prison service Phil Wheatley who’s had more than 50 years experience working in the prison system.
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Revealed: Government spends millions on overspill prison cells in police stations
Prisons in England and Wales are so full that the government’s had to turn to police cells to house prisoners. We can reveal the cost is running into the millions. It’s called Operation Safeguard – an emergency scheme, allowing the Ministry of Justice to take over police cells and use them to lock up prisoners…
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FactCheck: government spends millions on overspill prison cells in police stations, exclusive data reveals
Some police forces told us they received six figure sums for providing cells that weren’t ever occupied.
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Donald Trump due to surrender at Georgia prison
Donald Trump is due to surrender at a prison in Georgia to face charges that he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
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Prison living costs rule scrapped for people wrongly convicted
Being wrongly imprisoned for a crime you didn’t commit might seem unjust enough.
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Imran Khan calls for protest as he is sentenced to three years in prison
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged his supporters to turn out on the streets in protest – after he was handed a three year jail sentence over corruption allegations. Police arrested Mr Khan at his home this morning, taking him to a prison near the capital Islamabad. He’s strongly denied the charges –…