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A killer jailed for plunging a knife into the heart of a man has viciously punched a female prison officer because she “disrespected” him. Knife attacker Fabio Serrano was “clearly a very dangerous man” and he was aged just 16 when he killed the man in front of shocked passers-by in broad daylight. He had […]
Prison are in a crisis that can no longer be ignored, a union leader warned today as MPs grilled justice minister Damian Hinds over staff shortages and a rising prison population. Mr Hinds, along with prisons chief operating officer Michelle Jarman-Howe, gave evidence to the cross-party justice committee’ inquiry into the prison operational workforce on […]
Operational Guidance issued on supporting pregnant women, Mother and Baby Units and separation of mother and child. Read The Guidance and the Policy Framework Here >> Whoops! You need enhanced membership to access this page – login below or join now https://prisons.org.uk/register/enhanced
Woman who tried to smuggle heroin and crack cocaine into HMP Peterborough avoids jail in ‘most exceptional’ case Drugs found in a small package in inmate’s underwear A woman who tried to smuggle crack cocaine and heroin into HMP Peterborough narrowly avoided a jail sentence after a judge described the circumstances as ‘a most exceptional […]
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The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has quietly slipped out a bunch of death in custody reports – between 10 and 20 years after the death has taken place – without explanation or apology. This is not the first time this has happened and with the new Ombudsman, Adrian Usher, starting work on Monday it is […]
A Metropolitan Police officer patrolling London’s nightclub district was bribed with a professional escort, a free foreign holiday for his family, bespoke suits, exclusive entertainment and a house renovation, a court was told. Sergeant Frank Partridge allegedly used the “significant influence” he wielded in Soho to extract illegal gifts, hospitality and other perks from those […]
Full text of Dominic Raab’s resignation letter Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to resign from your government, following receipt of the report arising from the inquiry conducted by Adam Tolley KC. I called for the inquiry and undertook to resign, if it made any finding of bullying whatsoever. I believe it is important to […]
Dominic Raab writes in The Telegraph after his resignation Today, I resigned from Cabinet following an inquiry that concluded that I had abused my power by replacing a lead negotiator when I was Foreign Secretary, and as Justice Secretary had left senior officials feeling insulted on three occasions because of direct feedback. I undertook to respect the […]
A police officer who left a teenage pedestrian with catastrophic injuries after striking him with her patrol vehicle has been convicted. Sarah De Meulemeester, 26, was driving the second of three police vehicles responding to an emergency incident on Boxing Day 2020 when her vehicle struck Khia Whitehead on Garner’s Lane, Stockport. The 15-year-old boy […]
A retired vicar who staged a sitting protest in a busy London road on behalf of Insulate Britain has been jailed for causing a public nuisance. Reverend Mark Coleman, 63, helped to bring chaos to the City of London during rush hour when he sat in the road at the Bishopsgate junction, along with other […]