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First minister says SNP MP who defected to Tories ‘probably never believed’ in Scottish independence – as it happened

Humza Yousaf says Lisa Cameron’s move was ‘the least surprising news I’ve had as leader of the SNP’

The Guardian - UK

Judges told not to jail rapists due to overcrowded prisons

Defendants on bail set to remain free or in court cells while some inmates will be released early

The Independent UK

Judges told to delay jailing rapists and burglars due to prison overcrowding

Defendants on bail set to remain free or in court cells while some inmates will be released early

The Independent UK

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Criminals may be freed early to ease overcrowding as prison crisis laid bare

Dire warning from the chief of UK prison governors who tells The Independent the ‘nuclear button could be pressed very soon’

The Independent UK

Criminal gangs in UK sending recruits to train as prison officers, union warns

Exclusive: POA says corrupt officers are then used for sole purpose of smuggling in drugs and phones

The Guardian - UK

Psychologists having to talk to young offenders through cell doors

Exclusive: psychologist at Feltham YOI in London says there are often not enough prison officers to unlock children for therapy sessions

The Guardian - UK

Violence, isolation and rat-infested cells: insiders on the state of English and Welsh prisons

Inmates and staff paint a picture of an overcrowded and understaffed prison system that doesn’t appear to be working

The Guardian - UK

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Defining issues: What is the youth crime problem we're trying to solve?

With relentless reports complete with daily footage of stolen cars being driven through shop fronts and brazen smash and grabs on vape stores, jewellers and dairies, youth crime became an issue politicians could not ignore. So what did policy makers come up with, what do the experts say, and what exactly…

Newsroom.co.nz

Paedophile former football coach Barry Bennell dies in prison

The former Crewe Alexandra coach was serving a 34-year sentence after being convicted of a number of child sex offences.

The Independent UK

Barry Bennell: Paedophile former football coach dies in prison

Bennell’s death was announced by the Ministry of Justice

Evening Standard

Serial paedophile and former football coach Barry Bennell dies in prison

Bennell used his position as a football coach to abuse young boys

The Independent UK

Charity warns Alex Chalk to act over legal aid for immigration and asylum

Lord chancellor failing to carry out duty on provision of services in England and Wales, says Public Law Project

The Guardian - UK

Violent remand population blamed for increased handcuff use

Inmates are more likely to be handcuffed now than five years ago when the prison population was higher, according to figures from Corrections, reports Emma Hatton

Newsroom.co.nz

Government botches response to Lake Alice torture finding

The heads of Crown Law and the Ministry of Justice can’t work out between them whether the abuse of children at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital was torture. After 50 years the Government still refuses to say that what happened at Lake Alice was torture.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Justice behind closed doors is no such thing

Justice is supposed to be blind, but not like this. Behind closed doors, unlawful fines have been handed out to parents for truancy offences, women have been prosecuted while being unaware of cases against them and a sick pensioner convicted for visiting his allotment during the Covid lockdown.

Evening Standard

Murderer in Call Of Duty mask branded a coward for failing to attend sentencing

It comes five days after the Ministry of Justice announced planned legislation to make defendants attend sentencings, including by force if needed

Evening Standard

Judges to get powers to force offenders to attend sentencing hearings

Criminals could be made to attend hearings by force if necessary, the Ministry of Justice said

Newsroom.co.nz

Family Court is an unsafe space for victims of family violence

That victims of family violence should need an independent guide for support information is evidence of systemic failures of our court system, write Carrie Leonetti and Deborah Mackenzie

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The Guardian - UK

Bailiffs making record profits collecting debt for councils in cost of living crisis

Charities call for an end to the outsourcing of public debt as firms’ turnover rises 50% in a year

The Conversation

'Nobody's child' – despite a compelling case for reform, NZ's adoption laws remain stuck in the past

It seems clear that adoption law reform won’t be a priority before the October general election. This will be bitterly disappointing for many New Zealanders.

The Independent UK

Government to publish police guidance on dealing with low-level crimes

The Ministry of Justice will publish a draft code of practice on Wednesday aimed at governing how police respond to low-level offending.

The Guardian - UK

More than 28,000 convicted of Covid rule breaches in England and Wales

Exclusive: Data analysis shows people severely penalised for relatively minor infractions of coronavirus laws

The Independent UK

Fears compulsory mediation for separating couples could empower domestic abusers

‘Mediation can provide domestic abusers with another opportunity to control, coerce and intimidate their victims,’ expert says

The Guardian - UK

Boosted UK legal aid rates ‘not enough’ to deal with Rwanda asylum cases

15% rise ministers are considering would not address severe shortage of immigration lawyers, says Law Society

Nottingham Post

Work to create 20,000 new prison places 'significantly behind schedule'

The Prison Reform Trust said the prison population had risen by 80% in the past 30 years

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