Oxfam, the Royal British Legion, and the Salvation Army are among the charities seeking legal advice over new lobbying rules which they anticipate could impact on them speaking out during future election...
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) should be able to hire and fire prison governors and probation chiefs, according to a new report from the right-wing Policy Exchange. The think tank also calls for PCCs to be given powers to increase...
A new report by Release and the LSE claims that black people are not just more likely to be searched by the police for drugs. They are also far more likely to be charged....
One in ten prosecutions in magistrates courts in England and Wales are for TV licence non payment, a situation The Daily Telegraph describes as a 'criminal...
The Independent reports on a recent unannounced visit by the prisons inspectorate to HMP Bronzefield. Chief inspector Nick Hardwick writes that inspectors were '...
The multiple failings of state agencies that ultimately led to the death of Alex Kelly, a 15 year old boy in a YOI last year are detailed by ...
Prisoners at Oakwood and Drake Hall are working in prison based call centres conducting market research for insurance companies, the BBC reports.
The Ministry of Justice has today announced the award of contracts to UK firms to manufacture a new generation of satellite tagging equipment for the monitoring and...
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Andy Bain and David Pritchard explore the challenges for people leaving prison in finding employment on our Works for Freedom website.
Michael Leo Owens on the collateral consequences of the millions held in US prisons in today's Guardian.
Abigail Scott Paul reveals how benefits changes are affecting people on the front line of poverty on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website. Reflecting on her time she argues that...
