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Deerbolt stabbing that punctured prisoner’s lung brings further jail terms
Two young men already serving life sentences admitted grievous bodily harm after the attack on F-Wing in April 2025. A third prisoner received four months.
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High Court overturns Parole Board decision to free man who murdered his wife
In the first case of its kind, a High Court judge has overturned a Parole Board decision to release a man jailed for life in 2003 for murdering his estranged wife.
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JENGbA meeting hears from men given life sentences as children
The campaign group, which wants life sentences for children abolished, gave a platform to people serving such sentences, their mothers and legal experts.
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Campaigners call for end to life sentences for children at Parliament meeting
Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) launched a campaign in Parliament on 23 March 2026, with speakers arguing that such sentences are inhumane.
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Judge ‘astonished’ that open prison let serial attacker out on unsupervised day release
A man already serving two life sentences for attacks on women absconded on day release from HMP North Sea Camp and attacked a student in Sheffield.
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HMP Warren Hill stays safe and decent, but half of released men are recalled
Inspectors praised strong relationships at the progression prison for men serving long and indeterminate sentences, but said leaders had done too little about high recall rates after release.
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HMP Gartree safer and well led but short of activity places, inspectors find
Inspectors called their report on the long-term prison near Market Harborough very encouraging, though they found a dilapidated site, dirty communal areas and men waiting to move on.