by Sam | 15 Sep 2014 | Justice
An independent Commission on Sex in Prison set up by the Howard League Penal Reform today published a report showing that as many as 1,650 prisoners may have been sexually abused while serving their sentences. The League said the Commission’s research into the issue...
by Sam | 19 Aug 2014 | Justice
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has denied there is a crisis in British prisons. Grayling acknowledged that prisons in England and Wales face problems with violence, suicides and staff shortages but said outright there is “not a crisis in our prisons”. It comes as a...
by Sam | 6 Aug 2014 | Justice
A report published today by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons concludes Glen Parva youth offenders’ institution in Leicestershire is not safe. The report notes 11 points of concern, including a 25 per cent increase in assaults from 2012 to 2013; a 32 per cent...
by Chris Rogers | 14 Jan 2014 | Justice, Outsourcing
Private firms will not be permitted to supervise prisoners deemed as “high risk” when the Probation Service outsources contracts to run offender management services, according to draft guidance seen by The Guardian. Criminals who have committed offences...
