Higher-risk, potentially violent, offenders are being moved into open prisons to cope with a continuing overcrowding crisis prison staff claim. Prison officers are warning that public safety is at risk because of a decision to fast-track a growing number of inmates into open conditions up to a year before their release. They could include prisoners […]
The Government is changing two jails that are currently classified as category C “training and resettlement prisons” into higher-security “reception prisons” to cope with pressure from thousands of people awaiting trial we have learnt. The Government is changing two jails that are currently classified as category C “training and resettlement prisons” into higher-security “reception prisons” […]
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The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP North Sea Camp have published their latest annual report in which they said: Main areas for development TO THE MINISTER Whilst this was addressed after last year’s annual report, there are still some apparent delays with community offender managers often taking a long time to update their part of […]
A secret scheme transferred dozens of prisoners to open jails without properly assessing their danger to the public as part of measures to free up space in overcrowded prisons. The POA trade union for prison officers said the scheme had led to “potentially inappropriate” criminals being transferred from secure category C jails to category D […]