Bedford prison continues to record the highest rate of violence of all adult male prisons in England and Wales and the highest rate of staff assaults according to the prisons watchdog.A report by the Prisons Inspectorate found 938 violent incidents
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Most boys leave Werrington YOI ‘with nothing in place’
An Independent Review of Progress of HM Young Offenders Institution Werrington has raised concerns about reintegration of young offenders with ‘no meaningful progress’ on accommodation on release, education placements or work opportunities.The inspection found that due to insufficient progress, the
Police records of suspects rise among over-35s, data shows
Police records of suspects rise among over-35s, data shows
Police records of crime suspects increased among people aged 35 and over between 2024 and 2025, while falling across every age group under 35, according to research by Manak Solicitors using
Forensic analysis of crime scene photos casts further doubt on Bamber conviction
New forensic analysis of photos of scene of the White House Farm murders which were given to The Guardian have cast even more doubt on the case against Jeremy Bamber, who has so far served 41 years for the brutal
‘The attack on Rajiv Menon is an attack on us all’
Around 140 lawyers, trade unionists, and campaigners gathered in London on Tuesday to support barrister Rajiv Menon KC, who faces up to two years in prison over his closing speech in the trial of six Palestine Action protesters. The
Freed after 20 years in jail for sentence imposed at 17
A man who spent 20 years in prison under an indefinite sentence imposed when he was 17 has been released after a court ruled the sentence was a ‘very serious error’, the BBC has reported. Luke Ings, from Bracknell,
The uncertain future of the Spycops inquiry
Since the Home Office launched a consultation on ‘The Future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry’ this summer (see my story in Private Eye 1681, p. 38), it has been uncertain whether the statutory public inquiry, currently chaired by Sir John
Court of Appeal to review murder conviction over loss of control defence
A man convicted of murder has had his conviction referred back to the Court of Appeal after the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) found that a jury may not have been given the chance to consider whether he was guilty
UK Terror laws, Palestine Action and lessons from Turkey
At the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 27 September, police arrested 82 people protesting against the proscription of Palestine Action. Among them was Margaret Owen, a 94-year-old human rights barrister. A video of another arrest shows six officers
Probation officers vote on industrial action as thousands of prisoners are released early
Probation officers are voting on industrial action having rejected a 5% pay offer as they have been asked to take on responsibility for ‘tens of thousands of prisoners’ sent into communities under early release schemes.Napo rejected the offer on the