First, thanks for all of the letters I’ve received on the back of last month’s ‘it’s all a mess’
Tag: sentence
A man has been released from prison after the Court of Appeal found that he had been unlawfully detained
A 39-year-old prisoner has received a further jail term after he admitted spitting a substance containing urine and faeces
Campaigners for the release of prisoners detained on IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentences have given a cautious welcome
I believe that the Sentencing Act 2026 is putting a tiny plaster over a 12-gauge shotgun-sized wound in the
An experts’ group from the United Nations has published a withering report condemning the UK Government for failing to
Capital punishment is meant to be outlawed. Most civilised countries have seen an end to such practises. The state
A 28-year-old woman avoided jail at Maidstone Crown Court having previously admitted misconduct in a public office over her
A prisoner serving an indefinite IPP sentence says he has renounced his British citizenship and pleaded with the Government
A 38-year-old woman who called herself “the best in the north west” at smuggling class A drugs into jail
If you are new to prison or have appealed your sentence, then I urge you to check your release
A 36-year-old prisoner at HMP Berwyn has been given 10 additional months to be added to his existing sentence
A prisoner who made an unusual request to be handed a whole life order had it rejected by a
A prisoner who seriously assaulted a prison officer leaving him with second-degree facial burns has been handed an 11-year
Man’s sentence referred because time spent in custody overseas awaiting extradition was not deducted
When we visit you, or you correspond with us through our free helpline – we are often asked questions
I am currently on recall on an IPP sentence with a two-year and six-months tariff. I was handed this
I am an OLR (Order for Lifelong Restriction) prisoner in Scotland. I was sentenced in 2009 and received a
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) has linked the death of Haydar Jeffreys, who took his own life at
A prisoner at HMP Peterborough has had 18 months added to his sentence after he attacked a guard in
A woman who tried to smuggle cannabis into a prison inside her bra said she was threatened into doing