Twelve months ago, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies produced a report that identified ethnic disparity in criminal
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The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has recently referred another ‘Imprisonment for Public Protection’ (IPP) case to the Court
The Government is considering raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10, to bring England and Wales into line
Justice campaign group APPEAL has published a guide to help women through the court appeal system. It launched the
Sir Brian Leveson has published part II of his independent Review of the Criminal Courts. It comes in at
Two more female staff working in English prisons have appeared in court in separate cases, charged with misconduct in
Inside Time exclusive The civil service has hired 166 people with criminal records under an employment programme reserved exclusively
The Ministry of Justice love their acronyms. We have ROTL, ACCTs, CMs, FTEs, and dozens more. When people use
On 9 June 2025, FTR48 was laid in Parliament which amended the Criminal Justice Act 2003 in order to
A 54-year-old former prison officer at North Sea Camp open prison took a photo of an inmate’s criminal record
Prisons will use new tool called the “AI violence predictor” to determine the threat posed by individuals in custody
The expert body which advises the government on law reform has called for a major change in the way
While the Government takes steps to ease the capacity crisis in prisons, it has admitted that new laws contained
Did you know that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) will look at any criminal conviction or sentence from
Prisoners at HMP Berwyn will have the chance to take part in a Law and Criminology course run in
I have one question: why don’t prisons get done for breaching their own PSIs (Prison Service Instructions)? The PSI
When we talk about lying, what we are really referring to is deception, which is an integral part of
Former prison social worker’s book reveals the challenges and failings of trying to bring success to a ‘system designed
Every year the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) delivers a variety of outreach activities to ensure that those who
‘Transformative is key’ says theatre project founder Andre, Kayla, Yusuf and Denise. Four young people, looking for friendship, looking