Austerity cuts blamed for prisons ‘crisis’
10 years, 9 months ago

Austerity cuts blamed for prisons ‘crisis’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In just two weeks the jail population has leapt by 500 in England and Wales and tens of thousands of offenders are held in huge “warehouse” jails, a report by the Prison Reform Trust discloses. Nearly two-thirds of jails are overcrowded, according to the Ministry of Justice’s own definition, stoking up tensions among inmates and piling pressure on overstretched prison officers. The prison service’s “gold command”, the group brought in to combat the most serious trouble, was convened every fourth day in 2013-14, a rise of 153 per cent in just two years. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “We are making prisons more effective and cheaper to run – not by cutting services or reducing quality but by fundamentally changing the way we operate.” Analysis: Ministers must heed warnings Juliet Lyon Rocketing prison numbers, a shocking surge in assaults and deaths by suicide in custody, fewer staff, less constructive activity and unacceptably high reconviction rates are the flashing warning lights that ministers must heed.

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Prisons are the problem, not the solution
1 month ago

Prisons are the problem, not the solution

The Independent  

As a former probation officer and someone who worked extensively with criminal justice organisations in the UK and Ireland, I read with interest your correspondent Phillip Pound’s observations on the “Prison Works” debate. I agree that if you confine the debate to the fact that the public is safe from dangerous people actually serving sentences then prison does indeed “work.” …

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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Politicians are guilty of turning our prisons into pressure cookers
1 month, 1 week ago

Politicians are guilty of turning our prisons into pressure cookers

The Independent  

The former deputy prime minister, Willie Whitelaw, used to talk about punishing criminals with “short, sharp shocks”. So what comes next for the long line of former ministers whose chaotic management brought the criminal justice system to the brink of collapse, now that we know that their “tough on crime” policies were to blame? We could have talked about Michael …

Prisons in crisis as 74 attacks take place every day behind bars
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisons in crisis as 74 attacks take place every day behind bars

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Seventy-four assaults take place every day in jails across England and …

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, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Prison population in England and Wales projected to top 100,000 by 2029
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Prison population in England and Wales projected to top 100,000 by 2029

Hindustan Times  

More than 100,000 prisoners could be held in jails in England and Wales within five years, according to government estimates. It comes after Whitehall’s spending watchdog warned earlier this week that Government plans to boost prison capacity could fall short by thousands of cell spaces within two years and cost the taxpayer billions of pounds more than anticipated. The latest …

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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Prisons overcrowding crisis: Why are some criminals being released early?
5 months ago

Prisons overcrowding crisis: Why are some criminals being released early?

The Independent  

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More prisoners to leave jail early in next phase of bid to free up cell space
5 months ago

More prisoners to leave jail early in next phase of bid to free up cell space

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Britain faced ‘total breakdown of law and order’ without early release of prisoners, minister claims
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Britain faced ‘total breakdown of law and order’ without early release of prisoners, minister claims

The Independent  

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HMP Brixton: Inspection finds catalogue of failings at one of UK’s most overcrowded jails
6 months ago

HMP Brixton: Inspection finds catalogue of failings at one of UK’s most overcrowded jails

The Independent  

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Overcrowding forces release of UK prisoners
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Overcrowding forces release of UK prisoners

China Daily  

Chronic overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales forced the United Kingdom government to release 1,700 inmates on Tuesday, in a move that has been criticized by victims' advocates and opposition lawmakers. The mass release, which was made in addition to the usual weekly release of around 1,000 inmates, came as the UK's prison population passed 88,000, and as institutions …

Prisons prepare to lay on coaches to move hundreds of inmates out of jails in controversial early release scheme
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prisons prepare to lay on coaches to move hundreds of inmates out of jails in controversial early release scheme

Daily Mail  

Prisons are preparing to lay on coaches to move hundreds of inmates out of jails as part of an early release scheme. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood during a visit to HMP Bedford in Harpur, Bedfordshire, as she announces plans to address prison overcrowding A prison guard walks past HMP Wandsworth prison on July 12, 2024. The Eastern European country has …

British prisoners could be sent to Estonian jails in bid to ease overcrowding
6 months, 2 weeks ago

British prisoners could be sent to Estonian jails in bid to ease overcrowding

The Independent  

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Number of prisoners in England and Wales hits record high as more rioters jailed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Number of prisoners in England and Wales hits record high as more rioters jailed

The Independent  

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More prisons will be built following changes to planning system, says Starmer
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Starmer reveals he was forced to check prison capacity every day during riots
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer reveals he was forced to check prison capacity every day during riots

The Independent  

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Magistrates urged to delay locking up criminals in a bid to ease overcrowding
7 months ago

Magistrates urged to delay locking up criminals in a bid to ease overcrowding

The Independent  

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

Riots push overcrowded prisons to breaking point triggering ‘one in, one out’ measures
7 months ago

Riots push overcrowded prisons to breaking point triggering ‘one in, one out’ measures

The Independent  

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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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Britain takes emergency action to prevent prisons in northern England from becoming overcrowded
7 months, 1 week ago

Britain takes emergency action to prevent prisons in northern England from becoming overcrowded

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain has taken emergency action to prevent prisons from becoming overcrowded as hundreds of people are sentenced in connection with the civil unrest that gripped the country earlier this month. Under the measures, defendants in northern England will be held in police cells while awaiting early court appearances, and they will be summoned to court only when there …

Britain's soft justice scandal: Career criminals with more than 100 previous convictions are being SPARED jail - with the number almost tripling in 16 years as the nation's overcrowded prisons reach '
7 months, 1 week ago

Britain's soft justice scandal: Career criminals with more than 100 previous convictions are being SPARED jail - with the number almost tripling in 16 years as the nation's overcrowded prisons reach '

Daily Mail  

Hardened criminals with more than 100 previous convictions are being spared jail as Britain's overcrowded prisons reach 'breaking point'. HMP Wandsworth is one of the most overcrowded prisons in the country, running at more than 150% capacity Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a series of measures designed to ease overcrowding in jails and avert a 'total breakdown of law and …

Are our jails out of control? House of Commons passes controversial Labour plans to start letting thousands of inmates out early to ease overcrowding despite record number of weapons and drugs being s
8 months ago

Are our jails out of control? House of Commons passes controversial Labour plans to start letting thousands of inmates out early to ease overcrowding despite record number of weapons and drugs being s

Daily Mail  

Controversial plans to release thousands of prisoners early were approved in the Commons yesterday as figures showed a record number of weapons, drugs and other illicit items were smuggled into jails last year. MPs signed off the Government’s early release measure, designed to ease the prisons overcrowding crisis, despite concerns it could become permanent and lead to a ‘softer’ approach …

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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Prisoners to serve shorter sentences until 2026 to avert ‘total breakdown of law and order’
8 months, 1 week ago

Prisoners to serve shorter sentences until 2026 to avert ‘total breakdown of law and order’

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 …

Releasing prisoners early won’t be popular – but what choice did the Tories leave Keir Starmer’s government?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Releasing prisoners early won’t be popular – but what choice did the Tories leave Keir Starmer’s government?

The Independent  

The lack of space in our prisons has reached critical mass. Some will use their unexpected freedom to re-offend – although the worst of the convict population won’t be let out under the new emergency rules on early release. For that she needs to look again at policy: sentencing guidelines, alternatives to custodial sentences, electronic tagging, well-supervised probation – and, …

Prisons are in a 'shocking' state, Sir Keir Starmer warns - as Labour government prepares to start letting thousands of inmates out early to ease overcrowding
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Prisons are in a 'shocking' state, Sir Keir Starmer warns - as Labour government prepares to start letting thousands of inmates out early to ease overcrowding

Daily Mail  

Prisons are in a 'shocking' state, Sir Keir Starmer said last night as the Labour government prepares to start letting thousands of inmates out early to ease overcrowding. Sir Keir Starmer revealed the situation in jails across England and Wales is 'worse than I thought' and branded Conservative ministers 'reckless' for not tackling the crisis when they were in power …

Prisons crisis ‘worse than thought’ warns Starmer, with no guarantee on early release for dangerous criminals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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List of prison deaths to be published in move ‘from secrecy to openness’
1 year, 1 month ago

List of prison deaths to be published in move ‘from secrecy to openness’

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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Criminals released from prison could be left free to kill as overstretched probation service in crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Criminals released from prison could be left free to kill as overstretched probation service in crisis

The Independent  

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I spent two years in jail – I’ve seen first-hand how prisoners are failed by overcrowding
1 year, 5 months ago

I spent two years in jail – I’ve seen first-hand how prisoners are failed by overcrowding

The Independent  

With the government’s latest plans to address our prisons crisis – the jailed population is at an all-time high, with as few as 550 spare places left in the system – justice secretary Alex Chalk asks us to believe the unbelievable. Again, Chalk lauds his government’s efforts to return offenders on parole who breach their licence conditions to prison, even …

Prison sentences under a year to be scrapped for most criminals
1 year, 5 months ago

Prison sentences under a year to be scrapped for most criminals

The Telegraph  

Prison sentences of less than a year will be scrapped for most criminals under government plans to tackle the prison overcrowding crisis. Alex Chalk, the Justice Secretary, announced on Monday there will be a new legal presumption that offenders facing jail sentences of under 12 months will instead be “punished” in the community by doing unpaid work such as “cleaning …

Overdoses double at prison where inmates say it’s ‘easy’ to get drugs
1 year, 5 months ago

Overdoses double at prison where inmates say it’s ‘easy’ to get drugs

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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Just 557 prison spaces left as jailed population hits new all-time high
1 year, 5 months ago

Just 557 prison spaces left as jailed population hits new all-time high

The Independent  

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‘Inevitable’ prison spaces will run out as judges ‘delay sentencings’ to avoid overwhelming system
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Inevitable’ prison spaces will run out as judges ‘delay sentencings’ to avoid overwhelming system

The Independent  

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Revealed: Britain's most overcrowded prisons as judges are told to spare convicted rapists and burglars jail because there is not enough room
1 year, 5 months ago

Revealed: Britain's most overcrowded prisons as judges are told to spare convicted rapists and burglars jail because there is not enough room

Daily Mail  

Britain's prisons are bursting at the seams, with some holding nearly double the number of inmates they were originally designed for. The average annual prison population has quadrupled between 1900 and 2023, going from just over 17,400 to around 83,100 - according to official data. Leading criminal barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind wrote on Twitter, it was dismal, while shadow Home Secretary …

Minister to set out reforms as prison overcrowding reaches ‘critical point’
1 year, 5 months ago

Minister to set out reforms as prison overcrowding reaches ‘critical point’

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

The Independent  

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‘You cr** where you eat’: Grim state of UK’s cramped prisons revealed
1 year, 5 months ago

‘You cr** where you eat’: Grim state of UK’s cramped prisons revealed

The Independent  

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Criminals in the UK may be freed early to ease overcrowding as prison crisis laid bare
1 year, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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I’m chief inspector of prisons - here’s what it’s like inside squalid, understaffed jails like Wandsworth
1 year, 6 months ago

I’m chief inspector of prisons - here’s what it’s like inside squalid, understaffed jails like Wandsworth

The Independent  

Keep your eyes on that broken pipe, gov,” a prisoner warned me – and, moments later, a large rat appeared a couple of feet from my face, looked at me without fear and shuffled off to dig out more food from the piles of rubbish outside the cell. Like most reception prisons, Wandsworth has a constant churn of prisoners arriving …

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