World news | The Guardian5d ago
Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/19/prisoners-england-wales-cell-fires-risk-moj #PrisonsAndProbation #UkCriminalJustice #Politics #Law #Society #UkNews
Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires

About a quarter of prison places are unsafe, Ministry of Justice admits

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian6d ago
Ministers announce huge expansion of electronic tagging in England and Wales https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/19/electronic-tagging-offenders-england-and-wales-expansion #PrisonsAndProbation #UkCriminalJustice #England #Wales #UkNews #JamesTimpson #Politics #Crime
Ministers announce huge expansion of electronic tagging in England and Wales

Most dangerous offenders on probation will now be watched more closely than ever before, says government

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 16
‘Green shoots’ in drive to cut number of women in England and Wales prisons https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/prisons-women-justice-board-england-wales #PrisonsAndProbation #UkCriminalJustice #Women #Society #Law #UkNews
‘Green shoots’ in drive to cut number of women in England and Wales prisons

Prisons minister says more women should be diverted away from jail – and new board aims to bring about that change

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 14
London’s Burning actor John Alford, 54, dies in prison https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/14/londons-burning-actor-john-alford-54-dies-in-prison #PrisonsAndProbation #UkNews #Society
London’s Burning actor John Alford, 54, dies in prison

Death comes two months after Alford was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting two teenage girls

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 10
Jess Phillips backs jury bill as she reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/10/jess-phillips-backs-jury-bill-victim-courts-backlog #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #JessPhillips #UkCriminalJustice #SexualHarassment #Politics #Women #PrisonsAndProbation #DomesticViolence #DavidLammy #HouseOfCommons #Law #Society #UkNews
Jess Phillips reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’ as jury trial bill passes

Exclusive: Safeguarding minister says man accused of restraining order breach will not come to court until 2028

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 7
Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after HMP Frankland prison attack https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/07/soham-murderer-ian-huntley-dies-after-hmp-frankland-prison-attack #SohamMurders #Crime #UkNews #CountyDurham #PrisonsAndProbation #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #UkCriminalJustice
Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after HMP Frankland prison attack

School caretaker who killed 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002 was reportedly assaulted with metal bar

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 26
Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/26/ian-huntley-seriously-injured-attack-hospital-hmp-frankland-county-durham #SohamMurders #CountyDurham #PrisonsAndProbation #UkNews #England
Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack

Inmate understood to be Huntley taken to hospital after being assaulted at HMP Frankland in County Durham

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 10
Wrongfully jailed men call for change to England and Wales compensation law https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/10/wrongfully-jailed-men-england-and-wales-compensation-law #UkCriminalJustice #PrisonsAndProbation #Law #Society #UkNews #Politics
Wrongfully jailed men call for change to England and Wales compensation law

Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan tell parliamentary inquiry they have to prove their innocence to get for compensation – despite being exonerated by appeal court

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 10
Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/10/serco-removes-artwork-court-cells-england-wales #UkCriminalJustice #Serco #PrisonsAndProbation #Law #UkNews #Society #RobertJenrick #England #Wales #Politics #Art #ArtAndDesign #Culture
Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells

Government contractor stripped custody suites in England and Wales of motivational murals deemed too welcoming, report says

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 3
‘Supermax-style units’ for most dangerous criminals to be introduced in England and Wales https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/03/supermax-style-units-most-dangerous-criminals-introduced-england-wales #PrisonsAndProbation #UkCriminalJustice #Law #Society #UkNews #DavidLammy #Politics
‘Supermax-style units’ for most dangerous criminals to be introduced in England and Wales

David Lammy also told MPs he would draw up legislation to stop prisoners using human rights laws to challenge tougher jail conditions

The Guardian