The UK’s prison overcrowding crisis has been fuelled by politicians‘ attempts to seem “tough on crime”, a major government review has found. The Independent Sentencing Review report is a stark break ...

People sentenced for similar offences are more likely to offend after a short prison sentence than if they had been given a ...

Emergency measures have been introduced by the Justice Secretary in order to prevent the prisons system from reaching full capacity by November. Shabana Mahmood introduced plans on Wednesday to ...

Under the Sentencing Act 2026, courts must now impose suspended sentences for shorter custodial terms unless specific ...

Britain’s prison overcrowding crisis is driven by sentence inflation, not crime - COMMENT: Tougher sentencing has filled Britain’s prisons – but it has not made the country safer. The driver for the ...

A British government minister says she’s "not squeamish" about the idea of chemical castration for male sex offenders, and wants to make it mandatory. The UK is considering a range of options from a ...