Justice minister says prisons shouldn’t be ‘clogged up’ with shoplifters or people living with addiction
MINISTER FOR JUSTICE Jim O’Callaghan intends to enact legislation to increase the use of community sanctions for non-violent offenders so
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MINISTER FOR JUSTICE Jim O’Callaghan intends to enact legislation to increase the use of community sanctions for non-violent offenders so
The government is releasing 1,100 more prisoners early, as part of its emergency plan to ease overcrowding in jails in
Prisons experts sceptical that more money will fix system ‘creaking at the seams’ 3 Oct 2024 Reading time: 3 minutes Saoirse Brady
More than 10% of criminals who were released early from Scottish prisons have already been returned to jail. Figures from
Labour’s early release prison scheme was in crisis last night as it emerged domestic abusers have been freed by mistake. Dozens
100-year life Thursday 12 September 2024 Prisons at breaking point even after early releases Louise Tickle Prisons across England and
July 27th 2024 This article is behind the pay wall. Watchers.ie highlights crimes and guilty people that deserve prison sentences
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LACK OF LAGS Only 11 out of 657 jailed sex offenders completed behind-bars treatment programme amid ‘determined to re-offend’ fears
‘Big Four’ accountancy firm to get prison leavers in to work in crime-cutting drive Britain’s biggest businesses are being urged