James Timpson, renowned for his progressive business practices and unyielding advocacy for prison reform, has all the qualities to bring about a ‘sea change’ of ‘ground-breaking’ improvements in his ...

Peter Francis, a former undercover officer in the Met’s Special Demonstration Squad (SDS), said he had ‘hostile and heated’ ...

Frances Crook believes ‘politicians are still stuck in the 1950s’ when it comes to our criminal justice system. For 35 years, she has been at the helm of the Howard League for Penal Reform, trying to ...

The government’s proposals to curtail the right to a trial by jury have been found to diverge in key ways from the ...

Between 2014 – 2024, 109 people have died in women’s prisons according to Ministry of Justice data, a statistic that charity ...

The overcrowding crisis in our prisons is about to reach a dangerous zenith, as the Prison Governors Association considers taking legal action against the government in response to the impending ...

On October 5, 1974 two public houses in Guildford, Surrey were bombed by the IRA without warning causing five deaths and over 60 injuries of varying severity. The bombs were placed in the pubs with ...

The report calls for a fundamental shift in policing focus to prevent sexually motivated crimes against women. It states that ...

Oliver Campbell’s murder conviction was finally overturned this year, after a 34-year fight for justice. The Court of Appeal (CA) dismissed much of the powerful evidence of Oliver’s innocence, ...

Murder is to intentionally take another’s life. For such a heinous crime there must be an equally severe punishment. Something to hurt the perpetrator, deter others and protect society from further ...

The ongoing saga surrounding the BBC and the serious allegations apparently made against one of its ‘top stars’ has dominated the public discourse over the past 72 hours. Social media is rife with ...

Natalie Smith revisits the Broadwater Farm riot of 1985, the killing of PC Keith Blakelock and the case of the Tottenham 3. It was a death that led to disorder. Cynthia Jarrett’s son Floyd was ...