‘Britain’s jails are failing to get a grip on record levels of violence, suicides, self-harm and drug-taking which are all getting worse, the chief inspector of prisons warned yesterday.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The number of suicides among prisoners this year has already exceeded 2017’s death toll, prompting penal reform campaigners to renew calls for urgent action to tackle overcrowding.’
The Guardian, 19th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Notorious inmate Charles Bronson has been cleared of trying to cause grievous bodily harm a senior prison officer.’
The Independent, 15th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A troubled prison that was taken over by the government is showing early signs of improvement, inspectors say.’
BBC News, 12th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Jails have emerged as a new frontline in fighting crime because advances in technology mean prison walls alone are no longer effective in stopping criminals, the justice secretary has told police chiefs.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Mentally ill prisoners in the largest high-security jail in the UK face “totally unacceptable” delays in being transferred to a secure hospital, leading to a further deterioration in their conditions, inspectors have said.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Almost half of England’s jails are providing inadequate medical care to inmates, whose health is being damaged by widespread failings, the NHS watchdog has told MPs in a scathing briefing leaked to the Observer.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Seven members of a gang that used drones to airlift £500,000 worth of drugs into prisons have been given jail terms ranging from three to 10 years.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Incidents of self-harm in jails across England and Wales increased to 49,565 in the year to June 2018, with the number of self-harming individuals up by 10 per cent, despite a reduction in the overall prison population.’
The Independent, 25th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘If you want to legally change your gender in the UK, first a doctor has to diagnose you with a medical condition.’
BBC News, 17th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An epidemic of synthetic drugs in prisons is “completely out of control” and the “new normal”, a prison deaths watchdog has warned, as signs emerge that the impact is spreading to immigration removal centres and bail hostels.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Transgender politics – like any politics – can be divisive. Yet in the case of Karen White, who is legally still a man but was put in a female-only prison, both sides of the transgender rights debate are united in the belief mistakes were made.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The crisis-struck HMP Exeter prison, one of only four to have been subjected to special emergency action, is “very violent” and has overt drug use that is not regarded as exceptional by staff, according to inspectors.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new specialist unit will identify and freeze bank accounts linked to organised crime behind bars, Justice Secretary David Gauke announced today.’
Ministry of Justice, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Lawyer and human rights champion Sir Louis Blom-Cooper passed away in London, aged 92, on September 19, 2018. Here are some of the ways in which Blom-Cooper blazed a trail for human rights.’
Rights Info, 2nd October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Women make up just under 5% of the prison population in England and Wales, yet they are more likely than men to reoffend. Why doesn’t prison work for women and what is being done to improve outcomes for them?’
BBC News, 29 September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Inmates have effectively taken control at a violent and vermin-infested prison, a watchdog has warned.’
BBC News, 13th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary remains a dangerous threat ahead of his imminent release from jail, the prisons minister has warned, as plans to train an “elite corps” of Muslim chaplains to de-radicalise extremist inmates were unveiled.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A leading prison reformer has said prisoners who have committed violent offences against women should not be able to transfer to women’s prisons if they have not legally changed their gender, after it emerged that a transgender inmate had sexually assaulted fellow prisoners after transferring to a women’s prison.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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