Prisons and probation

Locking up pregnant women damages mothers and children – yet the UK does it
Some countries have laws against this inhumane practice, which just worsens existing trauma. Why don’t we, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
16, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Peter Doherty: ‘I’m surprised I’m not dead’
The musician, 43, tells Richard Pelley about busking, dogs, tabloids, life as an army kid and sitting in hedges in Old Street
Rich Pelley
14, May, 2022 @1:00 PM

The man who killed a stranger with a single punch, and then turned his life around
Jacob Dunne spent his life dealing drugs and getting into fights until, in 2011, he struck a deadly blow. Then meeting his victim’s parents changed everything
Simon Hattenstone
14, May, 2022 @10:00 AM

Levi Bellfield: Raab says granting marriage request ‘inconceivable’
Justice secretary says safeguarding concerns must be addressed, and criticises Human Rights Act
Tobi Thomas and agency
12, May, 2022 @6:36 PM

‘My world fell apart’: life in prison with serious mental illness
Woman tells of being jailed during mental health crisis, and officer details ‘inhumane’ system in England
Tom Wall
10, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Hundreds of mentally ill prisoners denied urgent treatment in England
Most seriously ill inmates left to wait in cells often due to bed shortages at secure hospitals, data shows
Tom Wall
10, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Prison firm made £11m in year Ofsted raised alarm about safety at youth jail
Exclusive: MTC profits across UK operations soared before early termination of £50m contract to run Rainsbrook facility near Rugby
Rob Davies
06, May, 2022 @3:05 PM

Number of children in custody in England and Wales set to double by 2024
Report also highlights increasing over-representation of black and minority ethnic children in custody
Sally Weale Education correspondent
28, Apr, 2022 @5:00 AM

Terrorism offenders ‘enjoy high status’ in prison, QC’s official report says
Independent reviewer of terror laws says staffing cuts in England and Wales jails have exacerbated problem
Kevin Rawlinson and agency
27, Apr, 2022 @8:26 AM

Garry Newlove killer recommended for move to open prison
Parole Board says Adam Swellings, who kicked Newlove to death in 2007 at age of 19, has shown ‘exemplary’ conduct in jail
Geneva Abdul
11, Apr, 2022 @5:44 PM

Mick May obituary
Other lives: Co-founder of Blue Sky, a charity and social enterprise devoted to employing ex-offenders
Natasha May
10, Apr, 2022 @1:59 PM

YouTube refuses to remove account of prisoner who films videos in his cell
Sam Walker, currently serving at Forest Bank prison in Salford, has been making videos of himself inside various forms of custody since 2018
Matthew Weaver
30, Mar, 2022 @1:59 PM
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