Former prisons chief calls for rethink on jail expansion plan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Former prisons chief calls for rethink on jail expansion plan

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former chief inspector of prisons has urged the Labour government to abandon Tory plans for new prisons - spending the money on crime prevention and rehabilitation instead. open image in gallery Nick Hardwick, the former HM Chief Inspector of Prisons from 2010 to 2016, is uring the Labour government to spend less on new prisons, and more on rehabilitation However, the pressure on prisons has further increased with the jailing of rioters convicted for their part in the recent nationwide unrest. Mr Hardwick, who was also a former head of the Parole Board, told The Guardian: “Labour have said they were going to spend billions, literally billions, on new prisons. open image in gallery Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the Labour government would expand the prison system by 14,000 places in England and Wales He said: “The reason for the increase in the prison population is not that we are sending more people to prison but that we are sending people to prison for longer.

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UK’s prison overcrowding crisis fuelled by ‘tough on crime’ talk, Labour’s new tsar finds
1 month, 1 week ago

UK’s prison overcrowding crisis fuelled by ‘tough on crime’ talk, Labour’s new tsar finds

The Independent  

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How did our prisons get so crowded and can the cell blockage be solved?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How did our prisons get so crowded and can the cell blockage be solved?

The Independent  

The headline news is that the prisons crisis is not going to get much better for many years. The justice secretary Shabana Mahmood warns that despite the current, deeply unpopular, prisoner release scheme and plans to create 14,000 more prison places by 2031, the authorities could still run out of space over the next few years. So the UK keeps …

UK prisons set to run out of space within seven years, says justice minister
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UK prisons set to run out of space within seven years, says justice minister

The Independent  

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Britain cannot build its way out of prisons crisis, Justice Secretary tells MPs
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain cannot build its way out of prisons crisis, Justice Secretary tells MPs

The Independent  

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More criminals will be spared jail to cope with shortfall of 12,400 prison spaces: Offenders will live under house arrest and wear tags - with Labour's early release scheme set to continues for years
3 months, 3 weeks ago

More criminals will be spared jail to cope with shortfall of 12,400 prison spaces: Offenders will live under house arrest and wear tags - with Labour's early release scheme set to continues for years

Daily Mail  

More criminals will be spared jail after a damning report revealed the full scale of the overcrowding crisis. The current expansion plans are 'insufficient to meet projected future demand', with the MoJ 'relying' on measures like the sentencing review announced in October to 'reduce demand for prison places and close the gap between demand and capacity' and 'address a projected …

20,000 extra prison places will be five years late and £4.2bn over budget, spending watchdog finds
3 months, 3 weeks ago

20,000 extra prison places will be five years late and £4.2bn over budget, spending watchdog finds

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson ‘binned’ solution to prisons crisis as prime minister, claims Dominic Cummings
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Boris Johnson ‘binned’ solution to prisons crisis as prime minister, claims Dominic Cummings

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More prisons will be built following changes to planning system, says Starmer
7 months ago

More prisons will be built following changes to planning system, says Starmer

The Independent  

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It will be a long stretch until our jails are fit for purpose
7 months, 1 week ago

It will be a long stretch until our jails are fit for purpose

The Independent  

After years of underfunding and neglect, it should come as no surprise that the British prison system has broken down, even before it has had to cope with an influx of many hundreds of inmates to be detained at His Majesty’s pleasure following the recent riots. So it has proved – and in what the prisons minister James Timpson calls …

Emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding activated as more rioters are sentenced
7 months, 1 week ago

Emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding activated as more rioters are sentenced

The Independent  

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Violence, self-harm and widespread drug use: Figures lay bare the crisis facing Britain’s prisons
8 months ago

Violence, self-harm and widespread drug use: Figures lay bare the crisis facing Britain’s prisons

The Independent  

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Labour reveals 5,500 prisoners will be freed early amid overcrowding in jails
8 months, 1 week ago

Labour reveals 5,500 prisoners will be freed early amid overcrowding in jails

The Independent  

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Labour unveils plan to free prisoners after just 40% of sentences: New Justice Secretary says overcrowding could cause 'breakdown of law and order' despite warnings she is 'gambling with public safety
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour unveils plan to free prisoners after just 40% of sentences: New Justice Secretary says overcrowding could cause 'breakdown of law and order' despite warnings she is 'gambling with public safety

Daily Mail  

Labour was accused of taking a 'dangerous gamble with public safety' today as the government unveiled plans to release thousands of prisoners early. But Keir Starmer's new justice minister Lord Timpson fuelled fury at the 'anti-prison' approach as he suggested that courts should be handing out shorter sentences in the first place. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to unveil …

UK’s new justice secretary outlines emergency measures to relieve prison overcrowding
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UK’s new justice secretary outlines emergency measures to relieve prison overcrowding

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s new justice secretary on Friday outlined emergency plans to relieve prison overcrowding, clearing the way for early release of thousands of prisoners to ensure the beleaguered system continues to function. “Even with new prisons being built, capacity is not expected to grow anything like that fast: Only around 4,400 new spaces are planned — but this is …

Prisons crisis ‘worse than thought’ warns Starmer, with no guarantee on early release for dangerous criminals
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisons crisis ‘worse than thought’ warns Starmer, with no guarantee on early release for dangerous criminals

The Independent  

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Labour to use emergency powers to build new prisons to halt overcrowding crisis
1 year ago

Labour to use emergency powers to build new prisons to halt overcrowding crisis

The Independent  

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Former prisons chief blasts ‘panicky’ response to overcrowding crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

Former prisons chief blasts ‘panicky’ response to overcrowding crisis

The Independent  

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Government warned by own watchdog three year ago that prisons would run out of space in 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Government warned by own watchdog three year ago that prisons would run out of space in 2023

The Independent  

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Prisons are 'bust' and may run out of places within days, union leader to warn
1 year, 5 months ago

Prisons are 'bust' and may run out of places within days, union leader to warn

The Telegraph  

Jails in England and Wales are “bust” of space and may run out of places to house offenders this week, the leader of Britain’s prison governors has warned. Andrea Albutt, president of the Prison Governors’ Association, said there were only around 300 spaces left in men’s prisons as the number of inmates passed 88,000 on Friday, the highest figure since …

UK planning to rent prison spaces from foreign countries, Justice Secretary says
1 year, 5 months ago

UK planning to rent prison spaces from foreign countries, Justice Secretary says

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Public at ‘greater danger’ because of failure to rehabilitate inmates in overcrowded jails
1 year, 8 months ago

Public at ‘greater danger’ because of failure to rehabilitate inmates in overcrowded jails

The Independent  

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Work to create 20,000 new prison places ‘significantly behind schedule’
1 year, 9 months ago

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

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‘Staggering’ government failures could see prisons running out of space in three years, warn MPs
4 years, 6 months ago

‘Staggering’ government failures could see prisons running out of space in three years, warn MPs

The Independent  

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Government accused of ‘putting profit over human dignity’ with plan to build prisons and boost economy
4 years, 9 months ago

Government accused of ‘putting profit over human dignity’ with plan to build prisons and boost economy

The Independent  

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Watchdog warns of prison overcrowding as Boris Johnson vows to extend jail terms
5 years, 1 month ago

Watchdog warns of prison overcrowding as Boris Johnson vows to extend jail terms

The Independent  

Ministers are failing to tackle overcrowding and soaring levels of violence and self-harm in prisons, the government’s spending watchdog has warned as Boris Johnson vows to introduce longer jail terms. The watchdog said flagship initiatives” in 2015 to contract out maintenance and create 10,000 new prison places have failed to deliver, with more than 40 per cent of inspected prisons …

Boris Johnson’s prison pledges will not address safety ‘crisis’, MPs find
5 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson’s prison pledges will not address safety ‘crisis’, MPs find

The Independent  

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Dismay as Boris Johnson ‘ignores evidence’ with pledge to crack down on crime with thousands more prison places
5 years, 7 months ago

Dismay as Boris Johnson ‘ignores evidence’ with pledge to crack down on crime with thousands more prison places

The Independent  

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Government should not have cut prison officer numbers so much, Tory minister Rory Stewart admits
6 years, 7 months ago

Government should not have cut prison officer numbers so much, Tory minister Rory Stewart admits

The Independent  

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Government announces £30m to 'bring jails up to standard'
6 years, 8 months ago

Government announces £30m to 'bring jails up to standard'

The Independent  

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Justice Secretary Liz Truss to unveil plans for 5,000 new prison places and four new prisons
8 years ago

Justice Secretary Liz Truss to unveil plans for 5,000 new prison places and four new prisons

The Independent  

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Government to enshrine ministerial duty to rehabilitate prisoners into law for the first time
8 years, 1 month ago

Government to enshrine ministerial duty to rehabilitate prisoners into law for the first time

The Independent  

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Queen’s Speech: David Cameron to announce biggest UK prisons shakeup in more than 100 years
8 years, 8 months ago

Queen’s Speech: David Cameron to announce biggest UK prisons shakeup in more than 100 years

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The Government's commitment to prisons in the Queen's Speech is a welcome, but overdue, reform
8 years, 10 months ago

The Government's commitment to prisons in the Queen's Speech is a welcome, but overdue, reform

The Independent  

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Prisoner violence is a warning to Government – our prisons are overcrowded and underfunded
8 years, 11 months ago

Prisoner violence is a warning to Government – our prisons are overcrowded and underfunded

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How did Britain's prison system get so bad - and who is to blame?
9 years, 1 month ago

How did Britain's prison system get so bad - and who is to blame?

The Independent  

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Sketch: Schools? Prisons? The Meaning of Life? Whatever the Question, Michael Gove is the answer.
9 years, 1 month ago

Sketch: Schools? Prisons? The Meaning of Life? Whatever the Question, Michael Gove is the answer.

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Cameron’s right to tackle prisons, but his answer is wrong
9 years, 1 month ago

Cameron’s right to tackle prisons, but his answer is wrong

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Michael Gove’s promise to tackle the prison crisis is welcomed by many - but can he deliver?
9 years, 5 months ago

Michael Gove’s promise to tackle the prison crisis is welcomed by many - but can he deliver?

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'Super-prisons' would make crisis worse, says watchdog
17 years, 2 months ago

'Super-prisons' would make crisis worse, says watchdog

The Independent  

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