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Inquest jury finds terrorism controls had substantial impact on Wandsworth prisoner
Akhtar Uddin died at HMP Wandsworth on Christmas Day 2021. Jurors also found the prison failed to give him support suited to his needs.
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Death of man released from HMP Holme House shows risks for prison leavers
Aaron Rowley died days after an unexpected release from HMP Holme House. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman says prison leavers need more support.
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HMP Wymott failed to act on prisoner’s rising self-harm risk, Ombudsman finds
Karl Saunders told staff he was thinking of self-harming, but no ACCT was opened and wing officers were not told of his increased risk.
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Judge quashes three more IPP and DPP sentences after CCRC referrals
Three men serving indefinite sentences under a long-abolished law have received fixed terms instead, after the Criminal Cases Review Commission backed their challenges.
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Jimmy McGovern accuses some YOI officers of laziness over keep-apart regime
The screenwriter said isolating young inmates lets some staff do nothing, but the Prison Officers’ Association called his criticism unfair.
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Conservatives pledge 50,000 extra prison places if they win the next election
The party says most of the new places would be ready within five years, funded largely by cuts to overseas aid. Opponents and prison governors have questioned the plan.
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Barlinnie could stay open after new HMP Glasgow is built, reports suggest
Scotland’s Justice Secretary described closing the Victorian prison as the “current intention”, amid reports that overcrowding may force the prison service to keep it running.
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Government drops plan to curb jury trials after criticism
Only some fraud and financial cases will now go before a judge sitting alone, as ministers abandon wider limits on jury trials in the Crown Court.
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Police open criminal inquiry into three self-inflicted deaths at HMP Lowdham Grange
Nottinghamshire Police acted after a senior coroner urged officers to consider charges over the deaths of three men in March 2023, weeks after Sodexo took over the prison.
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Sentencing Act early releases begin as probation and victims’ groups raise concerns
Some prisoners began leaving custody one-third of the way through their sentences on 1 October, with about 4,500 due out early over the next nine months.