Hundreds of court hearings have been postponed at the last minute after the government triggered emergency measures to tackle ...
"The staff didn't really know what was going on," says Chris, who is among prisoners being released, with jails currently at ...
Chief constables are being asked to consider pausing 'non-priority arrests' and to stop operations that may trigger 'large ...
Three inmates were taken to hospital after riot officers were called to tackle disorder at a jail where 10 offenders have ...
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk announced a “limited” scheme to free some low-level inmates up to 18 days early in October to ...
Police are reportedly being advised to arrest fewer people in a bid to ease overcrowding in prisons. Force chiefs are being told to consider halting “non-priority arrests” until there is ...
A plan by Alex Chalk, the Justice Secretary, would reduce the time served by prisoners from the current halfway point in their sentences to around 43 per cent Credit: Paul Cooper Thousands of ...
David Hom suffered from diabetes and felt nauseated before he went out to hang his laundry in 108-degree weather, another day ...