Prisons and probation
‘It’s bittersweet’: MoJ sentencing changes will bring freedom for some
Overhaul announced by MoJ only applies to offenders not currently in jail – which some say does not go far enough
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
28, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM
Over 1,800 offenders to have indefinite jail sentences terminated, says MoJ
Imprisonment for public protection sentences will now have an end date under changes in England and Wales
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
28, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM
Jeremy Hunt’s budget cuts spark fears of ‘existential threat’ to English councils
Furious council leaders warn chancellor that austerity measures could force ‘flagship blue counties’ to go bankrupt
Michael Savage Policy Editor
26, Nov, 2023 @8:00 AM
Andrew Malkinson, wrongly convicted of rape, to guest edit BBC’s Today
Miscarriage of justice victim will be among programme’s Christmas editors which also include Hanif Kureishi and James May
Amelia Hill
23, Nov, 2023 @10:49 AM
The Russell murders: is Michael Stone in prison for a brutal crime he didn’t commit?
He was jailed for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell in 1997. Now, 26 years, two trials and two appeals later, Stone’s case is being reviewed
Sirin Kale
22, Nov, 2023 @5:00 AM
Child prisons in England and Wales ‘significantly more violent’ than adult jails
Chief inspector says levels of hostility and self-harm rising across young offender institutions
Helen Pidd
21, Nov, 2023 @11:04 AM
No toilets in 6,900 prison cells in England and Wales, minister reveals
Prisoners in 1,485 cells in 21 prisons have to request access to facilities by ringing a bell and some use buckets
Helen Pidd
20, Nov, 2023 @10:46 AM
The Guardian view on public sector work: the nursery shortage points to a deeper crisis | Editorial
Editorial: From childcare to prisons, acute staffing problems across public services call for bold solutions
Editorial
12, Nov, 2023 @6:30 PM
Benedict Birnberg obituary
Pioneering lawyer and civil liberties campaigner who paved the way for the abolition of the death penalty in Britain
Owen Bowcott
09, Nov, 2023 @8:31 PM
With bursting jails and Europe’s longest sentences, the last thing the UK needs is more rightwing ‘reforms’ | Polly Toynbee
The justice select committee’s plea for public engagement on prisons policy is poignant – and probably likely to go unheard, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee
09, Nov, 2023 @4:30 PM
Magistrates in England not following law on remand decisions, charity finds
Exclusive: Justice criticises poor quality decision-making and says it is adding to prison overcrowding
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
09, Nov, 2023 @5:00 AM
At 17, I was jailed for a murder I didn’t commit – and spent seven life-changing years in prison
Basic police checks would have shown Sam Hallam wasn’t at the scene of the crime, but these weren’t carried out until he had spent much of his youth inside. He explains why he is still fighting for justice, years after his release
Simon Hattenstone
07, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM
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