Murder is to intentionally take another’s life. For such a heinous crime there must be an equally severe punishment. Something to hurt the perpetrator, deter others and protect society from further ...

The prisons minister has said he wants to reverse the rise in number of women prisoners and close a women’s prison. Speaking to the Guardian, James Timpson said at least one of the women’s prisons on ...

A new requirement is in force with effect from the start of the week that requires every defendant appearing before a criminal court to confirm their nationality, or risk a prosecution and ...

The prisons watchdog has called for another prison to be put in special measures by the government after an inspection revealed some of the highest rates of violence and self-harm of any prison in the ...

Frances Crook believes ‘politicians are still stuck in the 1950s’ when it comes to our criminal justice system. For 35 years, she has been at the helm of the Howard League for Penal Reform, trying to ...

Andrew Malkinson has called for further resignations in the leadership team at the miscarriage of Justice watchdog after its chair finally stepped down claiming to have been ‘scapegoated’. In an ...

The head of the prisons watchdog has called for ‘urgent action’ to tackle the ‘threat to national security’ posed by drones bringing contraband into prisons. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie ...

Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...

One of the so-called Manchester 10 yesterday had his conviction overturned for his alleged involvement in revenging the murder of his best friend John Soyoye in an appeal which raised concerns about ...

A major new review of the criminal courts system is being initiated to tackle delays and inefficiencies amid historic backlogs. Sir Brian Leveson, former judicial chief for criminal justice, is ...

The current inquiries into historical child abuse in England and Wales and in Scotland entail that, once again, the actions of residential care workers come under heightened scrutiny. As a former ...