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Chelmsford Prison rife with violence and self-harm, say inspectors
The report has been released just months after inspectors issued a rare, urgent warning.
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Pregnant women should only be in prison as an ‘absolute necessity’, says Tory MP
We spoke to Sir Bob Neil, the chair of the Commons Justice committee, about a report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman which highlighted a series of failures in the care of the teenager who gave birth at HMP Bronzefield in September 2019.
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Teenager whose baby died in prison was failed, report says
Multiple failings led to an 18-year-old woman giving birth alone in her cell to a baby which died in Europe’s largest women’s prison, a report has found.
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Over 650 ‘absolutely innocent’ political prisoners in Belarus must be released, says political adviser
We spoke to Franak Viačorka, senior adviser to the exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
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Prison recall may have prevented Streatham terror attack, inquest finds
An inquest jury has concluded the Streatham terror attack may have been prevented, if the attacker had been recalled to prison when he bought items used in his fake suicide belt, but that his killing was lawful.
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Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman ‘retained extremist views’ after prison release
An inquest has been told that convicted terrorist Sudesh Amman was released from prison despite concerns by the authorities that he had retained his extremist views, just 10 days before he stabbed two passers by in a south London street before being shot dead by police. Amman had been automatically released in January 2020 after…
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Prison and Probation minister hails ‘groundbreaking’ initiative for ex-offenders
We spoke to Prisons and Probation Minister Alex Chalk and began by asking him if he regretted the closing of the Change Grow Live project.
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Jacob Zuma: Former South Africa President sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after he was found guilty of contempt of court.
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Is the US nearing agreement with Iran for prisoners’ release?
There has been some speculation over the last few days that Iran and the United States may be approaching an agreement that could see the release of a number of dual nationals held in Iran in exchange for the return of Iranian assets in the US and a debt owed by the UK.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to another year in prison in Iran
The government has condemned Iran’s decision to sentence Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to another year in prison as “totally inhumane and wholly unjustified”.
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Australia: Covid sanctuary or prisoner island?
In this podcast, we speak to two Australian Channel 4 News journalists – one stuck in New South Wales and one stuck in London – and ask about the pluses and minuses of the Australian model, and whether a slow roll out of the vaccine may mean the borders are closed for a lot longer.
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Putin critic Navalny moved to prison hospital after three weeks on hunger strike
Lawyers for the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say his health is deteriorating, despite being transferred to a prison hospital earlier today.
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Prison lockdown has damaged inmates’ mental health, says report
A new report conducted by the Zahid Mubarek Trust suggests the measures have had a damaging impact on the mental health of prisoners. We have this exclusive report.
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Former French president Sarkozy convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in prison, with two of them suspended, after he was found guilty of corruption and influence peddling.
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Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison after almost 3 years
The prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul has been freed after more than 1,000 days in prison.