The Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones CBE, has voiced concerns about the probation service having ‘too few staff, with too little experience and training, managing too many cases’ which could ...

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 ...

The Home Office is set to end their contract with Stay Belvedere Hotels, who currently provide around a quarter of hotels used to house migrants waiting for decisions on asylum applications. The Home ...

The prisons inspectorate has reported that prison officers largely respond poorly to applications for basic requests, leaving prisoners feeling ‘frustrated’ and disrespected. The survey, based on ...

Deerbolt prison and Young Offenders Institute has been found to be ‘not safe enough’ by the prisons watchdog. During its latest inspection of the prison, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons found ...

Poor language interpreting in courts ‘could lead to miscarriages of justice’ according to a new report by the House of Lords. The House of Lords Public Service Committee has detailed how the current ...

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 ...

The recent quashing of Teina Pora’s murder conviction and payment of $2.5 million compensation for the 20 years he served in jail, raises questions about how often the New Zealand justice system is ...

MPs spoke out against the ‘cruel’ and ‘inhuman’ miscarriage of justice compensation scheme which rejected more than nine out of 10 applications. In a Westminster Hall debate earlier this week, Plaid ...

Anne Flynn Scott Jenkins and Euan McIlvride 15 Jun Miscarriages of Justice ...

Thames Valley Police have agreed to pay compensation to an anti-monarchist protestor, accepting that his 2022 arrest was unlawful. Symon Hill has been paid £2,500 after being arrested in September ...

There have been multiple calls for a halt in the inquiry into the alleged murders of babies at the Countess of Chester hospital including from the forming nursing director at the trust where Lucy ...