Flash Day jailed for hiring hitman to kill stepfather – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life for hiring a hitman to kill his stepfather.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: imprisonment
Man jailed for murder of two-year-old boy he was ‘disciplining’ – The Guardian
‘A churchgoer who murdered his partner’s two-year-old son after biting him and fracturing his skull during months of abuse has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK holiday fraudsters could face jail – BBC News
‘UK holidaymakers who make bogus food poisoning claims could go to prison, warns travel trade organisation Abta.’
BBC News, 21st June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leicester mum jailed for gun and drugs in kitchen cupboard – BBC News
‘A mother who kept a gun and drugs in her kitchen cupboard has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 9th June 2017
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BBC radio husband and wife presenters jailed for assaulting under-age boys – Daily Telegraph
‘Two former BBC radio presenters have been handed five-year jail sentences for indecently assaulting under-age boys and outraging public decency by having sex in woodland.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Michelle Spencer jailed for murdering partner as they kissed – BBC News
‘A mother of two who stabbed her partner to death in “a flash of temper” as they kissed and cuddled has been jailed for at least 13 years.’
BBC News, 8th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Harry House murder: Joseph Eke jailed for Broadmayne toddler death – BBC News
‘A man who killed his partner’s toddler by punching and kicking him has been sentenced to life in prison.’
BBC News, 5th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Monster’ couple jailed for 84 child abuse charges – BBC News
‘A couple who subjected children to a decade of sex and drug abuse, including rape, have been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th May 2017
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Judge alarmed about lack of lawyer as he jails woman for begging – The Guardian
‘A judge who sentenced a “fragile and vulnerable” woman to five-and-a-half months in jail for begging has expressed alarm that no lawyer could be found to represent her because of problems over legal aid.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Putting it bluntly madam, you are sex mad,’ judge tells woman jailed for group sex with underage boys – Daily Telegraph
‘A married mother-of-three who had sex with three underage boys has been branded a “dreadful mother” by a judge, a court heard yesterday.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High court to hear legal challenge over boy kept in cell 23 hours a day – The Guardian
‘A legal challenge over a boy locked up for 23 hours a day in a London prison has been given the go-ahead.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Who are the Guantanamo Brits? – BBC News
‘Seventeen British citizens or residents were detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. But who are they, how did they come to be there and what became of them following their release?’
BBC News, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Do not jail all paedophiles, says police chief – BBC News
‘Paedophiles who view indecent images but go no further should not be jailed but rehabilitated, a leading child protection police officer has said.’
BBC News, 28th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge orders release of woman jailed for non-payment of council tax – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has released a woman jailed for failing to pay council tax, saying she should not have been imprisoned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Magistrates struggle (again) with the use of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax – by Sam Genen and Sophie Walker – UK Human Rights Blog
‘There is an exceedingly long line of case law, stretching back beyond the days of the community charge (which was of course better known as the Poll Tax). In those cases, the courts have traditionally quashed custodial orders improperly imposed by magistrates for non-payment of council taxes.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Judges criticise Court of Protection over jailing of woman for contempt – Local Government Lawyer
‘Appeal judges have criticised the Court of Protection over a case in which a woman was jailed for contempt.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th December 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Justice secretary under pressure from Gove to cut prison population – The Guardian
‘The UK justice secretary, Liz Truss, has come under severe pressure from her predecessor, Michael Gove, and the chief inspector of prisons to take urgent action to cut the prison population.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government forced to pay out £14m to hundreds wrongly imprisoned under immigration powers – The Independent
‘The Government has been forced to pay out millions of pounds in compensation to innocent people who were illegally locked up in Britain under immigration powers, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 26th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminals should repay the proceeds of their crimes before release from prison, say MPs – The Independent
‘Criminals who have failed to pay the proceeds gained from their crimes should not be released from prison until they have paid up, a new report suggests.’
The Independent, 15th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brothers remanded after abusing judge on Facebook – Guardian
‘Two brothers have been remanded in custody after a judge ordered them back to court over abusive Facebook messages posted shortly after they were handed suspended prison terms.’
Guardian, 16 February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
