GPS tags cut reoffending rates of criminals by 20%, new report shows Tech tracks movements of offenders which is mapped to unsolved crime New statistics show record high of 20,000 on tags as part of Plan for Change Reoffending by burglars, robbers and thieves has been cut by 20 percent thanks to the tracking of […]
The Government will abolish most short prison sentences and roll out a Texas-style scheme under which inmates can earn early release through good behaviour, it has emerged. In September the government will legislate for the changes, as well as toughening up community punishments. As it seeks to avoid a fresh prison capacity crisis, it will […]
Judges given new powers to punish offenders with bans that curtail freedom Mandatory drug testing expanded to keep offenders on straight-and-narrow Part of the Government’s Plan for Change to make sure punishment cuts crime and keep streets safe Criminals will be barred from pubs, concerts and sports matches under new sentencing powers unveiled by […]
Granted: Application for a Public Hearing in the case of Tracey Connelly On 3 June 2025 the Parole Board received 2 applications for the hearing to be held in public. Both applications described this case as a landmark case being one of the most high-profile and devastating child protection failures in UK history. They stressed that […]
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The justice secretary has been urged to ditch her plans to introduce mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders by the experts in charge of her existing voluntary pilot. Shabana Mahmood is due to unveil her Sentencing Bill this week to deliver a major overhaul of the way the state punishes criminals. One of the key […]
Following the Justice Secretary’s Press Conference on Prison Capacity (below) the Government has now laid before Parliament the Order that will if passed as drafted change recall law with effect from 2nd September 2025 – view the Draft Order and a Summary of it below View a copy of the Draft Order >> View a […]
The pilot for the voluntary chemical castration of sex offenders will be extended to 20 prisons in England, the justice secretary said last month, an announcement that caused widespread criticism – but without consent of the ‘patient’ would it be ethically acceptable? Lisa Forsberg, a Fellow at Somerville College Oxford with a PhD in philosophy […]
12th June 2025 ‘Easy Read’ version published >> Get all the facts right here. Broadly speaking the suggested new sentencing regime announced by the Justice Secretary yesterday consists of: The Custody Stage, where offenders in prison are incentivised to behave; The Post-Custody Stage, where offenders are managed under strict supervision and licence conditions in […]
Britain faces the “horrible reality” of having to release prisoners convicted of serious crimes early to prevent the “total and complete collapse” of law and order, the justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood is preparing to announce the biggest shake-up of sentencing in more than 30 years on Thursday after the publication of an independent […]
Almost 40,000 offenders will be electronically monitored at any one time as part of a mass expansion of tagging technology that will be at the heart of sentencing law reforms. Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, is understood to have secured £700 million funding from Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, to buy nearly 30,000 more devices. This […]
Most prisoners will be released from jail early and placed under house arrest as part of government plans to use cutting-edge technology to create a “digital prison”. Major reforms to be published next week will set out plans for a three-stage model for releasing prisoners that will rely on new forms of tagging and other […]