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District judges ‘more custody-minded’ than lay magistrates – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 16th, 2011 in imprisonment, judiciary, news, sentencing by sally

“Custodial sentences are more likely to be given in cases heard by a district judge than lay magistrates, according to research commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. The study, published this week and carried out by Ipsos MORI, shows that district judges gave custodial sentences in 7% of cases, while lay benches used custody in 4% of cases.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 16th November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitors face two years in prison for ignoring Legal Ombudsman – The Lawyer

Posted November 16th, 2011 in fines, imprisonment, legal ombudsman, news, solicitors by sally

“The High Court will impose fines and prison sentences on lawyers who fail to comply with the orders of the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), it has been warned.”

The Lawyer, 15th November 2011

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Unicef criticises Britain for jailing children over riots – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2011 in children, imprisonment, news, sentencing, violent disorder, young offenders by sally

“Unicef has criticised the UK judicial system for locking up children allegedly involved in the August riots and warned ministers that they are likely to be in breach of their UN obligations to children’s rights.”

The Guardian, 9th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Banned preacher wants to sue for unlawful imprisonment – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 15th, 2011 in deportation, detention, immigration, imprisonment, news by tracey

“A banned Islamic preacher who was allowed in to the UK because of a Home Office blunder is now suing the taxpayer for wrongful imprisonment.”

Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Kenneth Clarke: prison is a waste of money – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2011 in imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

“The rate of jail sentencing is ‘financially unsustainable’, the justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has said, delivering a defiant riposte to critics within his own party and the tabloid press who have suggested that his plans to overhaul the penal system are soft on crime.”

The Guardian, 16th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£5m scheme to divert mentally ill offenders from prison – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2011 in criminal justice, imprisonment, mental health, news by sally

“The first stage in setting up a national service to divert mentally ill people from prison is due to be announced by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, and the justice secretary, Ken Clarke.”

The Guardian, 28th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ministry blunder means freed prisoner faces more jail time – The Guardian

Posted March 21st, 2011 in electronic monitoring, imprisonment, mistake, news, sentencing by sally

“A prisoner who was mistakenly released on home detention curfew (HDC) and spent four months complying with the electronic tagging order before being returned to prison, has been told he must repeat the sentence in jail.”

The Guardian, 20th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Anti-social convict goes to court to finish sentence at home – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 25th, 2011 in imprisonment, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A convict with ‘severe social phobia’ has taken a prison governor to court for refusing to let him finish his sentence in privacy of his own home.”

Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Carvalho v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Secretary of State for the Home Department v Omar – WLR Daily

Posted January 4th, 2011 in EC law, immigration, imprisonment, law reports by sally

Carvalho v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Secretary of State for the Home Department v Omar [2010] EWCA Civ 1406; [2010] WLR (D) 344

“A short term of imprisonment on the part of an EEA worker during his first five years in the United Kingdom meant that the time needed to establish a right permanently to reside had to begin anew after his imprisonment had concluded.”

WLR Daily, 22nd December 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Sentence review to slash numbers of women in jail – The Independent

Posted November 29th, 2010 in imprisonment, news, self-harm, sentencing, women by sally

“Ministers plan to slash the number of women sent to prison amid complaints that women behind bars are exposed to increased risks of mental illness, self-harm and even suicide.”

The Independent, 28th November 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke backs short prison terms – BBC News

Posted October 20th, 2010 in imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

“The justice secretary has insisted he will not abolish short prison terms.”

BBC News, 19th October 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shoplifter wins case over ‘disproportionate detention’ – The Independent

Posted October 4th, 2010 in conspiracy, criminal records, damages, imprisonment, news, theft by sally

“A shoplifter with ‘a bad criminal record for offences of theft’ has won the right to damages against the Home Secretary under human rights laws.”

The Independent, 1st October 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The end of innocence: Inside Britain’s child prisons – The Independent

Posted January 21st, 2010 in children, detention, imprisonment, news, young offenders by sally

“Paul Vallely: As the Edlington ‘torture boys’ face sentencing for horrifying violence, can secure children’s homes ever offer redemption?”

The Independent, 21st January 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Detention of children at immigration ‘prisons’ attacked by MPs – The Observer

Posted November 30th, 2009 in children, immigration, imprisonment, news by sally

“Too many children being held at detention centres for too long, says home affairs select committee.”

The Observer, 29th November 2009

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

Thousands of children jailed – before being found guilty – The Independent

Posted November 27th, 2009 in children, imprisonment, news by sally

“More than 27,000 children have been locked up before being convicted of any crime over the last five years. They include 1,004 under-18s held on remand for more than six months and 83 detained for more than one year.”

The Independent, 27th November 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Law chief: too many people are locked up – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2009 in imprisonment, news by sally

“Controversial public protection sentences and inadequate penal funding have combined to drive up the record numbers of people being kept in prisons, the president of the new Supreme Court has warned.”

The Independent, 25th September 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Revealed: the hidden army in UK prisons – The Guardian

Posted September 25th, 2009 in armed forces, imprisonment, news by sally

“The number of former servicemen in prison or on probation or parole is now more than double the total British deployment in Afghanistan, according to a new survey. An estimated 20,000 veterans are in the criminal justice system, with 8,500 behind bars, almost one in 10 of the prison population.”

The Guardian, 24th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Call to cut UK youth custody rate – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in children, imprisonment, news by sally

“UK authorities should mimic radical measures from overseas to cut youth crime and the number of children in prison, a report has urged.”

BBC News, 3rd September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ministers under fire for locking up immigrant children – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2009 in children, immigration, imprisonment, news by sally

“Ministers were facing accusations today that hundreds of children are being held unnecessarily in immigration detention centres as official figures revealed, for the first time, that 470 minors were being detained with their families.”

The Guardian, 30th August 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Call for fewer criminals to be jailed – The Independent

Posted July 2nd, 2009 in imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

“The prisons system in England and Wales is in crisis, reformers said today, as they called for drastic cuts in the number of criminals jailed.”

The Independent, 2nd July 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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