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Is a fresh approach to tackling extreme violence needed?
Twenty years ago, the Law Commission described the law on murder in England and Wales as
An annual prize for probation staff, organised by Napo and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
Government faces challenge on failure to address IPP scandal
Reducing serious violence needs sustained, evidenced policies, not attention-grabbing measures lacking in substance
Time for commitment from government to start living within its means
New report from the National Audit Office shines a light on the depth of the prisons crisis.
Chair of House of Commons Justice Committee calls on government to relook of IPP resentencing proposal
Earlier this week, I attended the latest debate in parliament on the awful Imprisonment for Publi
The Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence, a life sentence-like punishment for offenc
The parliamentary briefing discusses the background and ongoing impact of the now-abolished Impri