Search results for ‘prisons’
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Only way to stop the boats is an agreement with the EU, ex-UK Border Force chief says
We spoke to Tony Smith, a former Director General of the UK Border force and head of Border Control, who’s now a global border security consultant.
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Government activates emergency measures to tackle prison overcrowding
The government has activated emergency measures across parts of northern England and the Midlands designed to tackle prison overcrowding.
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How should the UK deal with child offenders?
Some of the country’s leading justice groups say children should no longer be put in prison – arguing that the system is beyond reform.
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FactCheck: there are 40 per cent fewer experienced prison officers than in 2010
Staff inexperience has been linked to problems across the prison estate – and FactCheck finds the number of experienced prison officers has fallen by 40 per cent since 2010.
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Police to use ‘anti-terror’ methods to tackle violence against women and girls
We spoke to Maggie Blyth – who’s the National Police Chiefs Council lead on violence against women and girls – about what she describes as an ‘epidemic’.
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London young offenders’ institution branded UK’s most violent
Feltham Young Offenders Institution in West London has been branded the most violent prison in England and Wales by inspectors.
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Starmer on defence: ‘That’s what you’d expect from a serious government’
We sit down with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to talk about his commitment of 2.5% of GDP on defence and tackling the crisis in UK prisons.
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‘PM is in a tricky position to take on prison sector’ says youth justice specialist
Andi Brierley is a youth justice specialist at Leeds University and a former inmate himself.
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‘It’s about time we had a serious prime minister’, says former Tony Blair aide
Jonathan Powell was Tony Blair’s Chief of Staff and right-hand man during the ten years he was prime minister.
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NHS Infected Blood scandal: a timeline
“The government failed to discharge its fundamental duty to ensure the safety of the public” is the damning conclusion from today’s report.
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Debate: What can the UK prison service do to address organised crime?
We spoke to Mark Fairhurst who chairs the Prison Officers Association and John Podmore, who’s served as a prison governor and as an inspector of prisons.
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Investigation underway after six at Parc prison die in three weeks
A series of investigations is underway after the deaths of six prisoners in just three weeks at a prison in south Wales. And tonight a prisons watchdog has issued an urgent appeal after saying it believes at least four of the deaths were drug related.
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Government to release prisoners up to 60 days early
The Ministry of Justice says some prisoners convicted of “low-level” offences in England and Wales could be released up to 60 days early to help ease overcrowding.
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Inside the ‘horrific’ conditions at Wandsworth prison
Rats, cockroaches, mouldy cells, and high levels of violence and self-harm. The Chief Inspector of Prisons says the “filthy” conditions at HMP Bedford are some of the worst he’s ever seen.
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New justice reforms are ‘right approach to sentencing’, says Conservative MP
The government has announced how it plans to tackle overcrowding in prisons across England and Wales. Figures last week showed that the prison population has hit a record high of 88,225.