Soaring levels of self-harm in prisons, new figures show
The number of incidents has hit more than 60,000 in a year.
Tag: Ministry of Justice
Prison Service accused of ‘blatant disregard for life’ after failing to prevent racist attacks
Campaigners are demanding that the Prison Service takes steps to prevent further violent attacks on prisoner Kevan Thakrar. On 23 ...
Violence in UK prisons continues to soar as self-harming hits new high
Self-harm incidents behind bars reached a record 60,594 in the 12 months to June 2019, official figures show.
Prison violence continues to soar as self-harming hits new high
Assaults behind bars reached a record 34,425 in the 12 months to March 2019, official figures show.
The Tories’ claim to have renationalised probation has a sting in its tail
The government announced plans to renationalise the probation service on 16 May. Although prison reformers welcomed the news, they're also ...
The criminal compensation scheme is ‘frustrating’ and ‘re-traumatising’ for victims of crime
A review into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) has found it is 're-traumatising' the victims of crime. CICA pays compensation ...
One short Twitter thread highlights just how much a small union can achieve in 30 days
In just 30 days, United Voice of the World (UVW) has helped change the lives of hundreds of workers. And ...
Following a leaked report, a government department is under criminal investigation
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been accused of trying to cover up a report. The report covered the increase ...
There are fewer than 800 spaces left in prisons but the government is ‘publicly ignoring the problem’
There has been a “surge” of people being jailed in England and Wales. Between May and August 2017, the total ...
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In just four words, a former prison governor nails exactly why our jails are in crisis [AUDIO]
A former governor has nailed exactly why our prison system is in crisis in just four words. Speaking on Radio 4's Today ...
Theresa May is hoping UK voters are too distracted to notice this ‘devastating report on a growing scandal’
Theresa May will be hoping a busy news cycle keeps a "devastating report on a growing scandal" off the front ...
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