A woman has successfully defended herself against a £70,000 libel claim from a man she accused of sexually assaulting her, even though the police took no action against him. In a landmark ruling regarding social media, a High Court judge rejected a claim from a Glasgow tattoo artist who complained that Nina Cresswell had falsely […]
Taxpayers face a soaring bill to replace Scotland’s most notorious prison with a “fit-for-purpose” jail after costs rose to £400 million. Scottish ministers had set aside £100 million to replace Barlinnie, built in 1882, with HMP Glasgow. Documents show the latest figure is way above that and could rise again. According to the government’s infrastructure […]
Dear Prison Oracle Members, HM Prisons Inspectorate and Royal Holloway College are excited to invite you to our event to launch the publication of the data from almost 100,000 prisoner surveys collected by HM Inspectorate of Prisons over the last twenty years. The event marks the end of our ESRC research project “Secondary analysis of […]
The paedophile brother of Phillip Schofield, the TV presenter, has been sacked from his police job following his conviction for child sex offences. Timothy Schofield, 54, was convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child, after a trial at Exeter Crown […]
The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Brixton have published their 2021/2022 annual report in which they said: Main areas for development TO THE MINISTER As last year, the shortage of category D places is impacting negatively on the prison’s efforts to resettle prisoners. In addition, the delays in transfer to open conditions, including some men […]
The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Hollesley Bay have published their 2021/2022 annual report in which they said: Main areas for development To the Minister: The IMB at Hollesley Bay prison: Welcomes the call by the House of Commons Justice Committee for all prisoners subject to the IPP (imprisonment for public protection) sentence to be […]
Update: 21st December 2023 Body Worn Camera Pilot Evaluation Report >> 28th April 2023 Every prison officer in England and Wales now has access to a body-worn video camera while on shift to help keep them safe and cut prison violence, the new Lord Chancellor has announced today (28 April 2023). Alex Chalk KC confirmed […]
A nurse at a Yorkshire prison was caught with around £1m worth of drugs as part of an investigation into a huge drugs conspiracy. When Amy Hatfield was arrested at HMP Lindholme, near Doncaster, she told Detective Constable Scott Jarvis, of South Yorkshire Police, she had “some stuff” on her. When officers began searching her […]
The Court of Appeal has quashed the convictions of two further sub-post masters. Victor Ingham had become a sub-postmaster in 1980, and Sheila Coultas in 1995. Both were later prosecuted for offences of theft and false accounting in relation to alleged ‘shortfalls’ in the accounts of their respective post office branches. In both cases, the […]
Tough new measures will be introduced to stop terrorists hiding extremist materials in cells Move demonstrates decisive action following landmark terror review Convicted terrorists will be banned from taking a leading role in religious services and face more rigorous checks for extremist literature as the government redoubles efforts to crackdown on dangerous radicalisers behind bars. […]
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Bedfordshire Police confirmed that 13 people fled from the Yarl’s Wood centre in Bedfordshire on Friday evening. The force said five people were found by police, but a further eight remained on the run, after escaping through perimeter fencing. The unit is run for the Home Office by private firm Serco. Assistant Chief Constable Karena […]