#prisonsandprobation — Public Fediverse posts
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About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules
By Rachel HallJustice secretary says ministers would have liked to block more but doing so would cause prison system to ‘break’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/04/fewer-prisoners-early-release-burnham-tightens-rules
#Prisonsandprobation #AndyBurnham #UKcriminaljustice #AlexNorris #Politics #UKnews #Society #TheGuardian #RachelHall
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Will Burnham fix our barbaric prisons – or cave to rightwing populism? The answer is a tragedy | Simon Jenkins
By Simon JenkinsEngland and Wales’s prisons are overcrowded, drug-infested and barbaric. Labour has halted a once-in-a-generation effort to change that sorry state
#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Law #Society #Labour #Politics #JamesTimpson #UKnews #AndyBurnham #Crime #TheGuardian #SimonJenkins
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Man who murdered pregnant girlfriend given whole-life order after court rules 42-year term too lenient https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/26/shaine-march-sentenced-whole-life-order-murder-pregnant-girlfriend #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Femicide #PrisonsAndProbation #CourtOfAppeal #UkCriminalJustice #Law #Society #UkNews #Crime