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2021: Former Syrian official convicted by German court in first case of its kind
Today, a German court found a former member of President Assad’s secret police guilty of facilitating the torture of prisoners.
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Some crime victims waiting years for their cases to be heard
We spoke to a woman who’s had her trial date delayed three times since the pandemic, as lawyers warn the system was in trouble.
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Uganda election: President Museveni claims opposition are agents of ‘foreign interests’
We are in the capital Kampala and have been talking to the country’s president.
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‘We’re sitting ducks waiting to die’ – US prisoner on coronavirus crisis
American prisons have become a hotbed for coronavirus
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Early prison release programme halted after six men freed by mistake
The programme was designed to ease pressure on prisons during the pandemic.
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Racism in key Brexit Party campaign
Undercover filming inside the Brexit Party reveals racism and bigotry from two officials fighting for key Hartlepool seat.
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London Bridge attack: ‘People have warned about dangers in prison system for a long time’, says former head of Parole board for England and Wales
I spoke to the former head of the Parole board for England and Wales, Nick Hardwick – who resigned from the post last year – and I began by asking him about the wider backdrop of reforms to the criminal justice system – including prisons.
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British men who travelled to Syria to join ISIS say they ‘want to be put on trial in the UK’
Two men who left the UK to join so-called Islamic State have told Channel 4 News that they want to return home to face trial.
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Stormzy at Glastonbury: ‘leaving a legacy for black people beyond just his industry’
Grime artist Stormzy became the first black British solo artist to headline Glastonbury music festival in its 49-year history.
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Rory Stewart: ‘Simply remaining or simply going for a hard Brexit isn’t going to solve this.’
We spoke to Rory Stewart MP, the Minister of State for Prisons.
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Brexit no deal trade warnings, as ministers try to sell May’s plan
The government’s attempt to sell its Brexit deal today was more stick than carrot, with warnings that ports could be disrupted for up to six months and traffic flows across the Channel could drop to just 13 per cent, if the UK leaves without a Brexit deal.
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FactCheck: does the UK support May’s Brexit deal?
Overnight polling from YouGov suggests people are generally negative about government negotiations with the EU so far.
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Chelmsford Prison has one of worst rates of drug use in UK
Another prison, another shocking inspection report – this time from HMP Chelmsford. A visit by inspectors in May this year found high levels of violence at the Essex prison, and one of the worst rates of drug use seen in a UK jail. The Chief Inspector of Prisons said the increase in violence, number of…
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Prison officers given pepper spray to combat violence
Prison officers in England and Wales are to be given pepper spray to combat violence in jails, Prisons Minister Rory Stewart has said. The spray has been trialled in four prisons, and will now be rolled out to all jails which house male prisoners. But a former prison officer has criticised the move, saying there’s a risk the sprays could be turned…
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Lost Childhood: ‘culture of violence’ for young offenders
The epidemic of violence in our jails is not just confined to adult prisons.