R (Bary) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Al Fawwaz) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2009 in extradition, human rights, law reports, prisons by sally

R (Bary) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Al Fawwaz) v Same [2009] EWHC 2068(Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 284

“When considering the lawfulness of extradition by reference to the likely prison conditions which a person, if extradited, would face upon conviction in the requesting country, the question whether the high threshold under art 3 of the Convention on Human Rights for inhuman or degrading treatment would be crossed would depend on the facts of the particular case. There was no common standard for what did or did not amount to inhuman or degrading treatment throughout the many different countries in the world.”

WLR Daily, 10th August 2009

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.

Prison population at record high despite early releases – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 10th, 2009 in early release, news, prisons by sally

“The prison population has hit a record high despite more than 65,000 criminals being released early to ease overcrowding in the last two years.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Regina (P) v Secretary of State for Justice – Times Law Reports

Posted July 23rd, 2009 in inquiries, law reports, prisons, young offenders by sally

Regina (P) v Secretary of State for Justice

Court of Appeal

“A real and immediate risk to life was required to justify a self-harming young man’s request that the State investigate treatment he received while detained in a young offenders institution.”

The Times, 23rd July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jack Straw cracks down on trivial prisoner legal claims – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 17th, 2009 in legal aid, press releases, prisons by sally

“Jack Straw has announced proposals to crack down on nuisance legal claims and new powers to seize money from prisoners.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Don’t deny justice to prisoners – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2009 in legal aid, news, prisons by sally

“Jack Straw plans to cut ‘nuisance’ legal claims by prisoners. But doing so risks a return to the bad old days of rooftop protest.”

Full story

The Guardian, 17th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal aid for prisoners to be capped as Jack Straw criticises lawyers – The Times

Posted July 16th, 2009 in legal aid, news, prisons by sally

“Prisoners are to be blocked from seeking legal aid to bring ‘trivial’ cases against the Prison Service under plans to be announced by the Government today.”

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The Times, 16th July 2o09

Source; www.timesonline.co.uk

Extradition battle over ‘onion risk’ – The Independent

Posted July 9th, 2009 in allergies, extradition, food, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“A man attempted to avoid extradition today because his human rights could be breached by being fed ‘potentially life threatening’ red onions in an Irish jail.”

Full story

The Independent, 9th July 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Multimillion pound deal could send Nigerian prisoners home – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2009 in news, prisons, transfer of prisoners by sally

“Hundreds of Nigerians in British jails could be sent home to finish their sentences under a multimillion pound deal now being negotiated by the government. Talks are starting on a British investment to improve prison conditions in the west African country so as to allow the transfer of as many as possible of the 400 Nigerian prisoners here.”

Full story

The Guardian, 9th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

R (P) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Posted July 8th, 2009 in human rights, law reports, prisons, young offenders by sally

R (P) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 701; [2009] WLR (D) 234

“Where it was contended, pursuant to art 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998, that the state should investigate the treatment accorded to a self-harming young offender while he was in detention, a ‘real and immediate’ risk to life was a prerequisite.”

WLR Daily, 7th July 2009

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.

Prisoners on run cannot be named ‘due to privacy rights’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 3rd, 2009 in news, prisons, privacy by sally

“Prisoners on the run from Holleseley Bay prison cannot be identified because it would breach their rights to privacy, the Ministry of Justice has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Cherie Booth backs call for radical prison overhaul – The Guardian

Posted July 3rd, 2009 in news, prisons by sally

“Cherie Booth QC has endorsed a call to close some prisons and hand the management of the rest of the prison system in England and Wales over to local communities.”

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Epidemic of self-harm sweeps women’s jails – The Independent

Posted June 29th, 2009 in news, prisons, self-harm, women by sally

“The number of women deliberately harming themselves in prison has almost doubled in five years – despite repeated government promises to improve conditions in women’s jails.”

Full story

The Independent, 27th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Private prisons ‘performing worse than state-run jails’ – The Independent

Posted June 29th, 2009 in news, prisons by sally

“Britain’s private prisons are performing worse than those run by the state, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.”

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The Independent, 29th June 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Injuries prompt youth jail review – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in news, prisons, restraint, young offenders by sally

“Prison chiefs are reviewing how staff restrain inmates at a young offenders’ institution (YOI) after an ‘unprecedented’ number of injuries.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Szuluk v United Kingdom (Application No 36936/05) – Times Law Reports

Posted June 17th, 2009 in confidentiality, human rights, law reports, prisons by sally

Szuluk v United Kingdom (Application No 36936/05)

European Court of Human Rights

“In a unanimous judgment, the European Court of Human Rights held that monitoring, by the prison authorities of medical correspondence between a convicted prisoner and his external specialist doctor, violated the prisoner’s right for respect for his correspondence, as guaranteed by article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 17th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Britain urged to allow prisoners to vote – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2009 in elections, news, prisons by sally

“The UK has come under renewed pressure to grant prisoners the vote in time for the next election or fall foul of European human rights legislation.”

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The Guardian, 12th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Murderer wins fight to get state to pay for his haircuts – The Observer

Posted May 18th, 2009 in news, prisons, rehabilitation by sally

“A prisoner has won a legal battle to have his haircuts paid for by the state while out of jail on day release.”

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The Observer, 17th May 2009

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

Children in jail: lottery of justice is revealed – The Independent

Posted May 12th, 2009 in children, news, prisons by sally

“The jailing of children in England and Wales has become a postcode lottery where child custody rates in some parts of the country are five times higher than in others, according to league tables seen by The Independent.”

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The Independent, 12th May 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

R (James) v Secretary of State for Justice (Parole Board intervening); R (Lee) v Same (Same intervening); R (Wells) v Same (Same intervening) (on appeal from R (Walker) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted May 8th, 2009 in human rights, law reports, parole, prisons, rehabilitation by sally

R (James) v Secretary of State for Justice (Parole Board intervening); R (Lee) v Same (Same intervening); R (Wells) v Same (Same intervening) (on appeal from R (Walker) v Same (Same intervening)) [2009] UKHL 22; [2009] WLR (D) 145

The failure of the Secretary of State for Justice to provide courses to enable prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection to enable them to demonstrate their safety for release to the Parole Board did not render their post-tariff detention unlawful.”

WLR Daily, 6th May 2009

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. 

Regina (Lee) v Same; Regina (Wells) v Same – Times Law Reports

Posted May 8th, 2009 in human rights, law reports, parole, prisons, sentencing by sally

Regina (Lee) v Same; Regina (Wells) v Same

House of Lords

“Although the Secretary of State for Justice had failed in his public duty to provide such treatment courses for prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection as would enable them to demonstrate to the Parole Board that it was safe to release them, their post-tariff detention was not unlawful.”

The Times, 8th May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk