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Prison crisis been ‘brewing for years’, says Forward Trust CEO
We’re joined by Mike Trace, Chief Executive of the Forward Trust, which is part of a consortium due to run a new prison in East Yorkshire opening next year.
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Government announces new early release scheme for prisoners
The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has hit out at Rishi Sunak and “his gang in No 10” over the prison overcrowding crisis, describing them as “guilty men” who had put their political careers ahead of the safety of the country.
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Will PM approve plans to release more prisoners early?
Another immediate crisis facing the new Government is overcrowded jails – a problem which the Prime Minister said today was worse than he thought.
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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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Scotland’s prisoner numbers reach record highs
In Scotland, where prisoner numbers have reached record highs, an emergency early release programme has already begun.
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‘Prisons are powder keg ready to blow’ – Labour’s shadow justice minister
Labour has promised to deliver 14 thousand more prison places by building new prisons to help ease the overcrowding crisis.
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Parc Prison: Three inmates hospitalised ‘in riot’ over weekend – as one mother fears for son’s life
One of the biggest jails in England and Wales is on alert after violent incidents and the tenth death in three months.
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‘Surviving Evin’ exhibition depicts life in Iran’s notorious prison
Anoosheh Ashoori spent nearly half a decade in Iran’s Evin prison.
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Prisons ‘in such a bad situation’ says Justice Select Committee Chair
We spoke to Conservative MP and chair of the Justice Select Committee, Sir Bob Neill.
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Court appearances delayed as overcrowded prisons put in emergency measures
Prisons in England are now so full that people newly charged by the police are having their court appearances delayed because there might not be a cell available if they’re sent to jail awaiting trial.
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Manhunt underway after French prison officers killed in ambush
A huge manhunt is underway in northern France after two prison officers were shot dead when their prison van was ambushed – three other guards were left seriously hurt.
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Wandsworth Prison issued urgent improvement notice after serious security failings found
HMP Wandsworth hit the headlines last year when an inmate escaped.
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HMP Woodhill ‘has never been able to recruit enough staff to run safely’ claims former Prison Service boss
We spoke earlier to the former director general of England and Wales’ Prison Service, Phil Wheatley. We started by asking him who should be held accountable for Robert Fenlon’s death.
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Call for corporate manslaughter charge against the prison service after inquest
There are calls for the prison service to face a corporate manslaughter prosecution following the self-inflicted death of a man in a troubled jail with a history of failing vulnerable prisoners.
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Britain’s prisons have been ‘wrecked by ideological vandalism’, says former prison governor Ian Acheson
The state of Britain’s prisons is under renewed scrutiny as report after report describes more and more jails as overcrowded, filthy places, rife with vermin and violence.