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Why have England and Wales nearly run out of prison spaces?

Fewer than 100 spaces remain in men’s prisons, reports say, and magistrates have been told to delay hearings.

Al Jazeera

UN torture tsar calls on Starmer to review sentences of IPP prisoners trapped indefinitely behind bars

Dr Alice Jill Edwards says cases raised by The Independent highlight need for ‘urgent’ action to end ‘terrible indictment’ on UK justice system

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Prisons were full and the criminal justice system in crisis long before the riots

The move to jail swiftly those who took part in riots this month played a vital part in ending the violence. Yet it also had the unavoidable effect of adding further strain to this country’s overcrowded prisons and under-pressure criminal justice system.

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Former prisons chief calls for rethink on jail expansion plan

Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick has questioned if spending money on new jails is the right measure to end the justice system crisis

The Independent UK

Archbishop of Canterbury warns Christians against membership of far-right groups

Justin Welby condemns violent disorder of recent days as ‘unchristian’

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet minister insists rioters won’t be released early despite prison overcrowding

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned the impact of the violent scenes will be felt in the criminal justice system ‘for months and years’

The Independent UK

Minister warns justice system will feel impact of riots for years as offenders risk up to a decade in jail

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the violence had made the job of dealing with issues including a massive backlog in court cases and overcrowding in prisons harder

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Impact of the riots will be felt 'for years to come', minister warns

Shabana Mahmood warned that the riots will set back Labour’s plans to fix the criminal justice system.

Evening Standard

Riots will set back efforts to rebuild Britain’s broken justice system, minister warns

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says impact of disorder will last years as former social cohesion tsar urges review of events

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer promises to protect communities amid fears of further riots

Prime minister holds emergency Cobra meeting in face of escalation of disorder following Southport stabbings

The Guardian - UK

Scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth to receive £100m to tackle ‘shocking’ failings

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood warned that the report shows the ‘reality of a prison system in crisis’

The Independent UK

Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places to remand suspected rioters

Former young offender institution repurposed and abandoned cells made safe, while scheme to free prisoners early continues

The Guardian - UK

Courts could open 24-hours to deal with rioters, says minister

Ministers insist there is capacity in the prison system to deal with rioters

Evening Standard

Serial killer Levi Bellfield’s request to marry behind bars blocked as government enforces ban

Killers convicted of the most severe crimes banned from marrying behind bars

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The Guardian - UK

What needs to be done on probation

Letter: Probation was always best delivered as a local service, with national oversight of standards and procedures, writes Mick Gough

The Guardian - UK

Sunak rejected advice to release prisoners early a year ago

Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding

The Independent UK

Violence, self-harm and drugs: Shock new figures lay bare crisis facing Britain’s prisons

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures on Thursday laid bare the scale of the chaos in UK prisons, days after the justice secretary announced emergency measures to ease the crisis

The Independent UK

Probation staffing crisis laid bare in damning reports as alarm sounded over public safety

Inspectors warn of ‘unsustainable and counterproductive’ situation as one local probation unit found to be 55 per cent short of officers

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Cut ‘unsustainable’ probation workload in England and Wales, urges watchdog

Inspector says monitoring after short sentences could be stopped and youth services could take on some cases

The Independent UK

Probation chief warns 97% of service already failing – even before launch of early release prison scheme

Exclusive: Chief inspector warns new staff promised to help ailing service will need time to ‘bed down’

The Guardian - UK

CCRC chair rejects minister’s call to resign over Andrew Malkinson case

Helen Pitcher says she is best person for job despite direct criticism in review of wrongful conviction case

The Guardian - UK

MoJ cuts maximum time high-risk offenders spend in hostel supervision

Maximum hostel stays for serious offenders such as freed rapists and murderers reduced from 12 to eight weeks

The Guardian - UK

About 5,500 prisoners to be released early in England and Wales

Justice secretary says temporary scheme in September and October will ‘avert disaster’ in overcrowding crisis

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak ‘risked breaching legal responsibilities over prison crisis’

Exclusive: leaked letters said without urgent action the system in England and Wales would reach ‘critical failure’

The Conversation

Why overcrowded prisons are more dangerous than releasing prisoners early

Last week, the government made its first move to address the overcrowding crisis in UK prisons. The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, announced a plan to release some prisoners after they have served 40% of their custodial sentence, rather than the current 50%.

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