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Wednesday briefing: What reforms could actually solve the prison capacity crisis?

In today’s newsletter: With a sentencing review ordered and the crisis in the criminal justice system deepening, the government is tasked with finding solutions to what seems like an intractable problem

The Guardian - UK

Britain suffered 14 years of Tory small-state delusion. Labour’s budget will turn the page on that

While the Tories harp on about the ECHR or the ‘woke bureaucracy’, Rachel Reeves will get serious about public investment, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Adult male prison spaces ‘fell into double figures’, says Shabana Mahmood

Shabana Mahmood said that when she was appointed as Lord Chancellor prisons were ‘weeks away from running out of space altogether’.

Evening Standard

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Tories feign innocence as Labour give more prisoners early release

Tough-on-crime brigade look scarce as convicts win a break from crumbling prison system

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ‘shares public’s anger’ as prisoners pictured leaving prison early

Around 1,100 inmates are expected to be freed in a second wave of early releases under the Government’s policy to free up prison space.

The Independent UK

House arrest could replace prison for low-level offenders in attempt to ease overcrowding

Government review will look at using technology to place criminals in a ‘prison outside prison’

The Independent UK

Punishment outside of prison must be expanded, says Justice Secretary

Shabana Mahmood is launching a sentencing review that will consider expanding non-custodial sentences with the use of new monitoring technology.

Evening Standard

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Judges could impose house arrest on criminals as part of major overhaul of sentencing

Review for England and Wales will look at punishing thousands more offenders within community amid prisons overcrowding crisis

The Guardian - UK

Indefinite jail terms excluded from flagship sentencing review to end prison overcrowding crisis

The plight of 2,734 IPP prisoners, including 700 who have served over 10 years longer than their minimum jail term, will not be considered in a major sentencing review

The Independent UK

Government launches sentencing review to tackle prison overcrowding

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is launching a review into sentencing that will explore tougher punishments outside of prisons

Evening Standard

Fewer women may go to jail in England and Wales in sentencing review

Review to examine scrapping short sentences and treating more offenders in the community, with prisons filling up again

The Guardian - UK

Starmer eyes ex-Tory minister David Gauke for sentencing review role

The former Conservative justice secretary is on a shortlist to lead a policy review that could herald radical reforms

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a pretty remorseless life’: Keir Starmer and the vexed debate over politicians’ holidays

No adviser would say Keir Starmer should have gone away during the riots but cancelling breaks can take a toll

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage ‘deeply irresponsible and dangerous’ during riots, says Tory leader contender – as it happened

Tom Tugendhat criticises Reform UK leader’s attempt to amplify ‘false information’ and for his failure to condemn the riots

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The Independent UK

Lord Heseltine has Tory whip restored after backing Lib Dems over Brexit in 2019

He was suspended in May 2019 after saying he would vote for the Liberal Democrats at the European elections

The Guardian - UK

From humiliation to annihilation: could this election mean the end of the Tory party as we know it?

Even before the events of last week, the party’s prospects were grim. Now some believe it faces a wipeout that would reshape the UK political landscape

The Guardian - UK

‘I want Labour to come into power so I’m voting Lib Dem’: tactical voting threatens blue wall Tories

Lib Dems and Labour try to persuade voters to lend support, as Grant Shapps is among ‘big beasts’ who look vulnerable

Evening Standard

‘I bonded with Billie Piper as a single mother,’ says Sam McAlister

The TV producer behind that Prince Andrew interview spoke to us at the premiere of Scoop, the film adaptation of the story behind it

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The Guardian - UK

Tax and spending cuts will backfire, economists warn Jeremy Hunt

Former Treasury aides say the chancellor is courting danger on UK debt and that fiscal rules must go

Evening Standard

Welcome to Torbynism: how the Conservatives became their own fringe party

Looming defeat has left the Conservatives divided and chaotic, with potential leaders – or even Nigel Farage – ready to fill the void

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Space for one more in Tories’ brave new world – after a fuss

Most of the action at the Conservative conference took place on the fringes, with dozens of prospective leadership bids

The Guardian - UK

Government to allow prisons to release some offenders 18 days early to ease overcrowding – as it happened

Justice secretary says move will not apply to anyone serving a life sentence and those released will be tagged

Evening Standard

Search for Liz Truss actor is on as ex-PM gathers new support

Will Gillian Anderson play Truss in a film?

The Guardian - UK

The Tories are running scared, but we should all fear what they may become

The prospect of defeat has liberated the party to lurch further to the right, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

‘No one knows what we stand for’: Tory MPs in despair ahead of Sunak’s crucial conference

With the party riven by factions and differences on policy, the prime minister has a job on his hands trying to find a coherent way forward

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