“The High Court has overturned an order granting anonymity to a man who murdered three children in Worcester.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Worcester child killer David McGreavy anonymity waived – BBC News
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Chris Grayling to crack down on criminals freed early from jail – Daily Telegraph
“Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has plans to crack down on criminals who are freed from jail halfway through their sentence.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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All prisoners face a year of supervision upon release – Daily Telegraph
“Low-level criminals who spend a few weeks or months in prison will be supervised
for a year in the community after their release in an attempt to cut ‘shameful
levels’ of reoffending, the Justice Secretary will announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Sex in prisons: Campaigners warn of culture of denial over sexual relationships between inmates as new commission publishes report – The Independent
“The first Commission into Sex in Prisons has drawn attention to a rarely reported issue.”
The Independent, 6th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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Toughening up prisoner privileges – Ministry of Justice
“Significant reforms are being made to toughen up the Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) scheme in male adult prisons throughout England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
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Prison perks: inmates must wear uniforms as Grayling cracks down – The Guardian
“All convicted male prisoners are to be required to wear prison uniform for the first two weeks of their sentence under a shakeup of life in jail ordered by the justice secretary, Chris Grayling.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Regina v Cosford and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Cosford and others [2013] EWCA Crim 466; [2013] WLR (D) 147
“The test for identifying a public office turned on the nature of the duty undertaken and, in particular, whether it was a public duty in the sense that it represented the fulfilment of one of the responsibilities of government such that the public had a significant interest in its discharge extending beyond an interest in anyone who might be directly affected by a serious failure in the performance of the duty. The existence or otherwise of a public office was a question of law to be decided by a trial judge not by a jury.”
WLR Daily, 16th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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Isn’t it time to abolish most women’s prisons? – Daily Telegraph
“A parliamentary campaign launched today from Soroptimist and the Prison Reform Trust, suggests women and their families are disproportionately affected by a jail term. Ahead of Vicky Pryce’s expected release next month, Cathy Newman appraises the effectiveness of female imprisonement in the UK and considers the alternatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Class A drugs policy failing, say prison governors – BBC News
“Current policy on illegal drugs creates victims of crime and more prisoners at a cost to taxpayers, the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has argued.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Older prisoners are fastest-growing part of jail population, says chief inspector – The Guardian
“Prisoners aged over 60 are now the fastest-growing part of the jail population in England and Wales, the chief inspector of prisons has told MPs.”
The Guardian, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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‘The legal status of prisoners in this country is a mark of its humanity’ – LegalVoice
“On 4 April, a matter of days after the cuts to civil legal aid were brought into effect, Chris Grayling has announced the Government’s intention to cut legal aid for prisoners seeking to bring proceedings for judicial review of decisions relating to their treatment or the conditions of their confinement. He complains that £4 million pounds in legal aid is spent annually on such complaints and says that they can be perfectly adequately dealt with by the internal prison complaints system. His justification for the cuts makes neither financial nor constitutional sense and begs the question, what are his true motives?”
LegalVoice, 18th April 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
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No Sky TV, no Xbox: prisoners’ perks to be axed as Chris Grayling gets tough on jails – The Independent
“Thousands of prisoners could lose their automatic access to gym equipment, games consoles and other perks under plans for a tough new regime in Britain’s jails.”
The Independent, 14th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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Law Society president on legal aid change – BBC News
“The government has proposed cutting legal aid for prisoners, newly-arrived immigrants and people with incomes of more £37,500 to reduce the overall bill.”
BBC News, 9th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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New migrants will have to wait a year for legal aid – The Guardian
“Foreign nationals are to be denied the right to obtain legal aid for civil cases until they have lived in Britain for at least a year, the justice secretary Chris Grayling will announce this week.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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Policy allowing cross-gender searches in prisons not unlawful, says High Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“The secretary of state’s policy in respect of rub-down searches of prisoners, which allows cross-gender searches in the case of male prisoners but not for female prisoners, does not discriminate against male prisoners on grounds of sex.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th April 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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Prisoners may lose legal aid for jail complaints – The Guardian
“Convicted criminals could be barred from claiming legal aid to fund complaints about the prison system regarding matters such as categorisation, moves, correspondence and visits.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Dowsett) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily
Regina (Dowsett) v Secretary of State for Justice [2013] EWHC 687 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 126
“The Secretary of State’s policy that male prisoners could not normally object to “rub-down” searches being conducted by a female prison officer except on genuine religious or cultural grounds was not discriminatory on grounds of sex or lack of religion. The exceptions to the policy were a proportionate way of dealing with genuine objections by male prisoners to being searched by female officers and the width of the exceptions to the policy did not lead to an unacceptable risk of unlawful decision-making.”
WLR Daily, 27th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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James Best: Jailed in the riots for stealing a gingerbread man… dead in the prison that should have protected him – The Independent
“James Best had a history of mental health problems before being jailed after the riots of 2011. Now his brother has warned that the systemic failures which led to his death could happen again.”
The Independent, 1st April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
European court adjourns prisoner voting case – BBC News
“Human rights judges have adjourned until September consideration of more than
2,300 legal cases against the UK over prisoner voting rights.”
BBC News, 26th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Vicky Pryce prison photographs may have breached PCC code of conduct – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has begun an investigation into whether newspaper photographs showing Vicky Pryce serving her prison sentence might have breached its code of conduct.”
The Guardian, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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