Justice Secretary Alex Norris reduces early prisoner release scheme by 1,000 due to exclusions for rape and child offences. 5,000 prisoners to be released inste...
Early release scheme for 6,000 prisoners may proceed this autumn despite probation union warnings. PM orders urgent safety review amid victim opposition.
Burnham pauses early prisoner release scheme until September review completed. PM confirms no inmates discharged until comprehensive assessment conducted.
Andy Burnham criticizes government ministers following Wes Streeting's apology for recorded comments before cabinet meeting on prisoner releases.
Gordon Read, former chief probation officer of Devon and ACOP chair, dies at 89. Learn about his legacy in criminal justice reform and offender rehabilitation.
Deputy PM David Lammy warns that scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave England and Wales prisons at zero capacity by November without viable sol...
Amber Rudd and David Lammy launch investigation into UK prisons crisis, visiting HMP Wandsworth to address drugs, drones, and overcrowding issues.
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