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Ministry of Justice drops HMP Academies scheme after only one academy opens
The employer-led training scheme aimed to set up academies in 17 prisons over four years. According to FE Week, it ended after one opened, at HMP Wealstun.
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MPs question youth custody leaders on care and welfare of children
The heads of a young offender institution, a secure children’s home and a secure training centre gave evidence at the first hearing of a Justice Select Committee inquiry.
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Remand prisoner at HMP Bronzefield stands for Islington Council
Amu Gib, held on remand since July 2025, is a candidate for the Islington Community Independents in the 7 May local elections and plans to hold surgeries by video link if elected.
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Inspectors find privacy and safety failings in Dundee court cells
Scotland’s prisons inspectorate has called for a full review of reception arrangements at the Dundee court custody unit, while giving cells at the Supreme Court in Edinburgh a clean bill of health.
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Boy, 16, dies after being found unresponsive at Feltham young offender institution
Police are treating the death of a 16-year-old held at Feltham A as unexpected. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will carry out a full investigation, and a post-mortem examination will take place.
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Court of Appeal quashes IPP and DPP sentences of six men sentenced when young
Five of the six men, all under 21 when they received indefinite sentences, left prison after the ruling on 23 April. Campaigners hope the decision will help others still held beyond their tariffs.
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Coroner warns of information gaps after prisoner’s murder at HMP Nottingham
An assistant coroner found that staff at HMP Nottingham did not know, or did not understand, the psychological history of the man who killed Jonathan Thornton in June 2024.
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Police make 15 arrests in operation against smuggling into HMP Lewes
Four people have been convicted so far after investigators traced parcels of drugs and phones thrown over the walls of HMP Lewes. Several now await sentence.
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Inquest jury finds failings contributed to Spice death at HMP Lowdham Grange
Mark Bates died at the Nottinghamshire prison in March 2025 with three Spice-type drugs in his system. A jury found that a missed psychiatric review and failures in suicide and self-harm checks significantly contributed.
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Care watchdog issues warning notices over healthcare at HMP Chelmsford
The Care Quality Commission found shortcomings in four of the five areas it assessed and served two warning notices on the provider, HCRG Care Services Ltd.