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Robert Jenrick's call to arm prison officers is nonsense', governors say

The firearms/lethal force armouries suggestion is just headline-grabbing nonsense. If this was needed, why wouldn't armed police be deployed rather than creating another trained force in our service?

UK politics

fromwww.bbc.com

Prison officers should be armed, say Conservatives

Prison officers should be armed with non-lethal weapons to manage violent inmates more confidently.

#prison-reform

UK politics

Would shorter prison sentences spark a crime wave'? Here's what the evidence says

The Independent Sentencing Review proposes major reforms to address prison overcrowding in England and Wales.

4 months ago

Criminals could be banned from pubs and sports games instead of prison, minister says

Criminal bans on social events are being proposed to address overcrowding in prisons.

UK politics

Would shorter prison sentences spark a crime wave'? Here's what the evidence says

4 months ago

Criminals could be banned from pubs and sports games instead of prison, minister says

Criminal bans on social events are being proposed to address overcrowding in prisons.

more#prison-reform

Analysis: Tough on crime' politics has not made us safer we need a rethink

Britain's criminal justice system is undergoing significant reforms to address prison overcrowding, allowing some offenders to serve less time.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Labour to set prisoners free as jails will be full within months - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Prisons in the UK are projected to run out of capacity by November due to rising inmate numbers.

Exonerated Peter Sullivan faces two-year wait for compensation after 38 years in jail

Peter Sullivan, wrongfully imprisoned for 38 years, faces a lengthy compensation process after his conviction was overturned.

UK news

Man behind bars for 38 years has murder conviction overturned

Peter Sullivan's murder conviction was overturned after nearly 40 years due to new DNA evidence, marking a significant miscarriage of justice in British history.

fromNew York Post

3 months ago

Inside Grammy winner Winston Marshall's crusade to save the UK from woke radicalism: 'Britain's in real trouble'

"Frankly, Britain's in real trouble, and I feel very dedicated now to my country and trying to pull it back from the brink," Marshall told The Post Tuesday. "And so in that sense, it's the most meaningful work I've ever done in my life."

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