Criminal suspects will be freed on bail rather than remanded into custody because the Ministry of Justice is running out of prison spaces, senior lawyers have warned. The Law Society said delays ...
Criminal suspects will be freed on bail rather than being placed in custody because the prisons are full, senior lawyers have warned. The Law society said delays in court hearings ordered by the ...
SUSPECTED criminals set to be kept in custody until their court date could be released on bail instead to ease jail overcrowding. Ministers yesterday triggered emergency measures delaying cases ...
Suspected criminals could be set free on bail instead of heading to jail after the government activated an emergency measure to delay court hearings due to prison overcrowding. The Ministry of ...
Some prisoners will be freed up to 70 days early after ministers quietly extended an emergency early release scheme to alleviate the prison overcrowding crisis. An email sent to probation and ...
An early release prison measure, used to relieve capacity problems in jails across England and Wales, has been extended for a second time since its introduction in October. As of 23 May, some male ...
An early release prison measure, used to relieve capacity problems in jails across England and Wales, has been extended for a second time since its introduction in October. As of 23 May, some male ...
Scottish ministers are to seek powers to release prisoners early in a bid to reduce overcrowding in the country's jails. Justice Secretary Angela Constance said the move would only apply to those ...
A raid was carried out by local police and crime units, while residents had to be evacuated from the area ...