Wayne Couzens, the Metropolitan Police officer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard, has admitted exposing himself at a McDonald’s drive-through just days before her abduction. Couzens pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey this afternoon to two incidents of indecent exposure at a a branch in Swanley, Kent, in February 2021, and an earlier flashing incident […]
Scottish prison authorities have been criticised for endangering vulnerable women after it emerged that four of the five transgender inmates held in the female prison estate are murderers. The revelation is the latest twist in the controversy surrounding Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which allows people as young as 16 to “self-identify” without medical oversight, […]
Scottish ministers have been ordered to appear in court in a dispute over a woman with mental health problems being held in prison because of a lack of hospital beds. Sheriff Paul Reid ordered someone to appear on behalf of the government to explain why a lack of beds is potentially breaching Nicola Williamson’s human […]
The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP East Sutton Park have published their 2021/2022 annual report in which they said: Main areas for development TO THE MINISTER To increase the number of women coming to the prison so that more women gain from the excellent preparation for life back in society. TO THE PRISON SERVICE To […]
HMP Guys Marsh has changed its safer custody number from a freephone number to one where people now have to pay to communicate their safer custody concerns – and ;eave a message on an answer machine. Updated safer custody number: 01747 856 452. View HMP Guys Marsh >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access […]
Inspectors returning to HMP Exeter were so concerned by the high rates of suicide and self-harm, inadequate care for vulnerable new arrivals and oversight of health care that they issued an Urgent Notification within days of completing the inspection. A report published today sets out the full findings from the inspection which triggered the first […]
A bogus doctor who spent two decades working as a psychiatrist for the NHS faces a substantial jail term after being found guilty of fraud and deception. Zholia Alemi earned more than £1 million working as a consultant at healthcare trusts and bodies across Britain between 1995 and 2017. Using forged documents, she duped the […]
Updating characteristics of Prolific Offenders to latest data Prolific Offender: Updated Characteristics >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
This letter from the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) complains that the MOJ have failed to submit their evidence to the PSPRB on time, meaning once again the pay review of prison staff, from Operational Support Grades to Prison Group Directors, will be delayed – a situation the PSPRB describes as ‘unacceptable.’. View the […]
Inspectors have conducted an Independent Review of Progress inspection at HMP Forest Bank and published their report today. HMP FOREST BANK Type of inspection: Independent review of progress Dates of inspection: 9–11 January 2023 Date of Publication: 20th February 2023 Summary of findings: At this independent review of progress (IRP), we assessed progress against 12 recommendations, […]
Inspectors have conducted an Inspection of HMP Bullingdon and published their report today. HMP BULLINGDON Type of inspection: Full inspection Dates of inspection: 24 October – 3 November 2022 Date of Publication: 20th February 2023 Summary of findings: At our last full inspection, we made 13 recommendations about key concerns. At this inspection we found that six of […]
Inspectors have conducted an Inspection at HMP Wakefield and published their report today. HMP WAKEFIELD Type of inspection: Full inspection Dates of inspection: 31 October – 11 November 2022 Date of Publication: 20th February 2023 Summary of findings: At our last full inspection, we made three recommendations about key concerns. These recommendations were made in the areas […]