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UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
18 hours ago

I was so isolated': Pro-Palestine activist attempted suicide in UK prison

Charlotte Head, a Palestine Action-linked activist, spent 18 months in pre-trial detention before being released on bail without conviction, facing restrictions reportedly imposed on activists designated as terrorists.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Starmer urged to take charge of courts crisis with system on brink of collapse'

Sir Brian Leveson urges the Prime Minister to take direct leadership and proposes a Prime Minister's criminal justice adviser amid severe court backlogs and prison overcrowding.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Accidental release of sex offender is sign of broken' justice system, minister says

An accidental release of a convicted migrant sex offender exposed failures in the UK criminal justice and prison-to-immigration transfer processes.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

The prison crisis that led to mistaken release of migrant sex offender

Britain's prisons face staffing shortages and high officer turnover causing errors, while The Independent requests donations to fund free, on-the-ground journalism.
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