Early Release Scheme Cut by 1,000 Prisoners Under New Rules
Justice secretary tightens early prisoner release criteria, reducing numbers from 6,000 to 5,000. New regulations exclud...
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Criminal Justice
Electronic Monitoring System Faces Critical Alert Failures
Probation watchdog warns electronic tagging system fails to properly alert authorities of monitoring breaches, requiring...
PM Excludes Sex Offenders From Early Prison Release Scheme
Prime Minister announces sex offenders, rapists and groomers excluded from early release program. Early prisoner release...
Sex Offenders Barred From Early Release Scheme
New policy prohibits rapists and child sex offenders from accessing early release programs in England and Wales, followi...
Burnham Prioritizes Child Predator Detention Amid Prison Release Debate
Andy Burnham focuses on preventing child predator release as government negotiates final details of early prison dischar...
Burnham Initiates Prisoner Early Release Review
PM Burnham orders review of early release plans for violent criminals. Family of PC Harper expresses outrage over potent...
PC Harper's Widow Slams Early Prisoner Release Scheme
Lissie Harper denounces the early release initiative for convicted prisoners, voicing concerns as authorities review the...
Gordon Read, Chief Probation Officer of Devon, Dies at 89
Gordon Read, respected chief probation officer of Devon, passes away at 89. A compassionate leader who championed equali...
Early Release Plan Essential to Prevent Jail Collapse
Deputy PM David Lammy defends early release scheme for sex offenders, warning opponents lack solutions to prevent Englan...
Prison Education Cuts Fuel Violence and Drug Use
HM Inspector of Prisons warns brutal spending cuts to prison education are driving increased drug use, self-harm and vio...
Court Appeals Decision to Release Teenage Rapists Without Custody
Court of Appeal examines if judge erred in declining to detain three teenage boys convicted of rape. Legal review of cus...