A prison officer who sued for religious discrimination after she complained that a mural of Marcus Rashford being painted by inmates was offensive to Jews, has had her case thrown out by a Tribunal. Lynda Hancock told bosses that the painting of the Manchester United and England star was discriminatory to people of her faith […]
HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a report reinspecting the work undertaken and progress made, by the Probation Service, to promote race equality for people on probation and staff. The Inspectorate last looked at this area of practice in 2021. This re-inspection found: still no national strategy that sets out expectations and plans for service […]
A former contractor engaged by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has received a financial settlement following allegations of racial discrimination at the Probation Service offices in Reading. The case, supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), involved Lloyd Odain, who was employed by a contractor used by the Probation Service. While working […]
The then racist young offender who murdered his Asian cell mate in Feltham Young Offender Institution has been granted parole after serving 23 years in prison. Robert Smith, then 20, bludgeoned Zahid Mubarek to death as he slept in 2000 An inquiry found Feltham Young Offenders Institute in west London was then ‘institutionally racist’ and […]
The country’s most senior black police officer has resigned and is facing an investigation after a colleague alleged that he bullied her. The complaint against Deputy Chief Constable Tyron Joyce, head of the Police Race Action Plan (Prap), was made by his second in command and has been referred to the police watchdog, which directed […]
Update: HMPPS Response 22nd March 2023 >> Divisions between black prisoners and white prison staff are entrenched throughout the prison service, and black prison staff report very negative experiences at work. But both of these problems could be tackled through taking a more creative approach focused on building mutual trust and respect. This is one […]
Scotland Yard is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic and the public is being let down by a force that no longer has a functioning neighbourhood policing service, a damning report concludes. In an excoriating review, which echoes the 1999 Macpherson report into the murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence, Baroness Casey says Britain’s biggest […]