Wirral cat killer who broke a puppy’s jaw is jailed – BBC News
‘A man who killed a cat and broke a puppy’s jaw has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for life.’
BBC News, 30th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: imprisonment
Number of most dangerous prisoners in special units doubles – report – The Guardian
‘The number of the most dangerous male prisoners in England being held in a special “jail within a jail” system has doubled over the past decade, inspectors have revealed.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tormented pensioner jailed over carrying gun for protection released after legal error – Daily Telegraph
‘Roy Delph freed as it emerges lawyers incorrectly classify his 124-year-old weapon after public outcry at his two-year prison sentence for carrying gun.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Enforce family court orders but don’t jail debtors – Society – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Law Society has called for simpler procedures to enforce family financial orders and said creditors should be armed with more information.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
More than 80 per cent of female inmates locked up for non-violent offences, new figures show – The Independent
‘More than 80 per cent of female prisoners have been locked up for non-violent offences such as shoplifting, new figures show, as a drive is launched to clear jails of women who pose no danger to the public.’
The Independent, 29th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminal with 500 offences avoids jail sentence – Daily Telegraph
‘Career criminal has committed 506 offences but has avoided prison for each of his latest crimes.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
R (on the application of Jamar Brown (Jamaica) (Respondent) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 4th March 2015
Life imprisonment possible for breach of new Computer Misuse Act rules from 3 May – OUT-LAW.com
‘People who cause “serious damage” to computer systems in the UK could be sentenced to life imprisonment under a change to the law set to come into force in May.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 24th March 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
British husband and wife jailed over ‘appalling’ animal cruelty – The Guardian
‘A couple who kept more than 40 pets in squalid conditions at their home have been jailed, with the presiding magistrate describing it as the worst case of animal cruelty he had seen in 30 years.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Protecting the Innocent – BBC Law in Action
‘Dwaine George was sent to prison in 2001 for murder. Aged 18 and a member of a Manchester gang, he was convicted for shooting dead another 18-year-old and sentenced to life imprisonment. But Dwaine George said he didn’t do it and continued to protest his innocence throughout the 12 years he eventually served. He was finally vindicated by the Court of Appeal shortly before Christmas, when his conviction was quashed.’
BBC Law in Action, 12th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Imprisonment ‘turns young offenders into sex criminals’ – The Independent
‘Plans for Europe’s largest juvenile prison were criticised last night after a new report claimed that jailing children increased the chances of them becoming sex offenders in adulthood.’
Full story
The Independent, 10th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jail ‘wrong’ for half of women inmates – The Independent
‘Half the women in jail should not be behind bars, the Justice minister will admit today, as he launches fresh moves to tackle the vicious cycle of imprisonment and reoffending faced by many female inmates.’
The Independent, 29th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
One in 4 inmates at youth ‘prison’ held in virtual solitary confinement, say inspectors – The Independent
‘Boys as young as 15 are being held in virtual solitary confinement in a youth prison plagued by gang violence, inspectors warn today.’
The Independent, 13th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
London student faces jail over Isis bid – The Guardian
‘A student who wanted the black flag of Isis to fly over Downing Street is facing jail after being found guilty of planning to join rebel forces in Syria.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court finds third way between Strasbourg and House of Lords – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Indeterminate sentences and the inadequate funding of rehabilitation during them has posed problems since Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences hamstrung the system. The courts here and in Strasbourg have been in two minds what to do about cases where prisoners have not received the assistance they ought to have received – and hence are not, by domestic standards, ready for release.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th December 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Nurse faked having baby by ‘borrowing’ friend’s child – Daily Telegraph
‘Court hears how Charmaine Wilson tricked Liam Griffiths into believing drunken one-night stand led to the birth of a baby boy’
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jail those convicted of illegal blood sports, campaigners say – The Guardian
‘Hunters should face prison sentences for illegal blood sports, be banned from sending dogs underground and prevented from escaping prosecution by claiming that kills are accidental, according to animal welfare campaigners.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Libya father Belaid jailed for kidnap of Welsh girl – BBC News
‘A man who refused to return his child to Wales after kidnapping her and taking her to Libya two years ago has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 10th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrates’ leader hits back at ‘blue rinse’ stereotype – The Independent
‘The lay judiciary is fed up of being used as a “punch bag” by ill-informed politicians who have an outdated view of magistrates as “blue-rinse” establishment figures who like sending people to prison.’
The Independent, 9th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina v Kerrigan; Regina v Walker (Nicholas) – WLR Daily
Regina v Kerrigan; Regina v Walker (Nicholas) [2014] WLR (D) 450
‘There was no automatic deduction for time spent in custody by a defendant who, following arrest, was recalled to prison, on revocation of licence, to continue serving a previous sentence.’
WLR Daily, 28th October 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
