Jail is no place for the average prisoner – Times Online
“Louis Blom-Cooper’s new book argues that 60 per cent of the prison population should not be there.”
The Times, 18th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Category: prisons
New prisoners’ employment training initiative launched – Ministry of Justice
“An innovative scheme which will give prisoners the chance to change their ways by learning technology skills has been launched by Prisons Minister David Hanson MP and Skills Minister David Lammy MP. The initiative is also supported by the Department for Work and Pensions.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Revealed: how drugs trade took hold of British prisons – The Guardian
“The government says it’s under control but a devastating new report reveals that a sophisticated new drugs trade is flooding British prisons with record levels of cocaine, cannabis and even heroin. In many cases it’s aided and abetted by corrupt prison guards. Jamie Doward reports.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisons Minister launches Titan consultation – Ministry of Justice
“A consultation on the development of up to three 2,500-place Titan prisons was launched today by Prisons Minister David Hanson MP.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
WI in prison mental health call – BBC News
“Women’s Institute members have voted overwhelmingly to back a resolution calling for an end to ‘inappropriate imprisonment’ of the mentally ill.”
BBC News, 4th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gichura v Home Office and Another – Times Law Reports
Gichura v Home Office and Another
Court of Appeal
“Fulfilling a public duty and providing services could occur at the same time.”
The Times, 4th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Prisoners turning down the chance of early release – The Times
“Britain’s jails will be criticised today as no more than costly bed-and-breakfast lodgings as new figures show that thousands of prisoners a year reject the chance of early release.”
The Times, 4th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jails ‘miss out-of-cell targets’ – BBC News
“‘Impossible’ claims about how much time inmates spend out of cells have been made by jails in England and Wales, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has said.”
BBC News, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoners released early to free up space – The Independent
“More than 500 prisoners are to be released just halfway through their sentences in an effort to free desperately-needed space in overcrowded jails.”
The Independent, 28th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prisons unable to cope with rising levels of mentally ill inmates – The Independent
“Prison mental health services are struggling to cope as overstretched staff try to deal with rising levels of mental illness among prisoners, a major report will warn next week. Thousands of seriously mentally ill prisoners are being released untreated back into the community, it says.”
The Independent, 25th May 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Muslim gangs ‘are taking control of prison’ – The Guardian
“Prison officers at one of Britain’s maximum security jails are losing control to Muslim gangs, according to a confidential report obtained by The Observer. An internal review of Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire warns that staff believe a ‘serious incident is imminent’ as several wings become dominated by Muslim prisoners.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gichura v Home Office and another – WLR Daily
Gichura v Home Office and another; [2008] WLR (D) 164
“Once a disabled detainee had gone through the administrative stage on arrival at a detention centre the services subsequently provided came within the scope of s 19(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.”
WLR Daily, 21st May 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Information on accessing court, tribunal and prison service records – Ministry of Justice
“Updated guidance for researchers on accessing court, tribunal and prison service records.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Taping killer’s calls broke the rules, Jack Straw admits – The Times
“Prison staff bugged conversations between a convicted killer and his solicitor without authorisation, Jack Straw admitted yesterday.”
The Times, 16th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jail terms ‘to reflect capacity’ – BBC News
“Prison sentences would be set nationally by an independent body depending on the amount of space in jails, under government plans.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cherie slams Labour on ‘factory farm’ jails – The Guardian
“Cherie Blair has attacked the government’s handling of the criminal justice system by accusing Britain’s jails of failing to protect the public. In an outspoken speech that has drawn a strong rebuttal from the Ministry of Justice, Blair, a judge and QC, said at a human rights seminar that Britain had a ‘factory farm attitude to imprisonment’.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pagan convicts allowed magic wands in cells – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of Pagan worshippers locked up in British jails have been given the right to take twigs into their cells to use as magic wands.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Straw rejects absconding fears over open prisons – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday denied a claim by a prison officers’ leader that the public was placed at ‘massive risk’ by dangerous criminals being moved to open prisons.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Risk’ from open prison criminals – BBC News
“Dangerous criminals are being placed in low security open prisons due to overcrowding, at ‘massive’ risk to the general public, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 5th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peart Review – Attorney General’s Office
“A review to ascertain the circumstances in which Anthony John Peart, aka Anthony Leon Joseph, came to be at liberty on 29 July 2005”
Attorney General’s Office, 28th April 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
