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The UK scandal of women handcuffed while in labour: ‘I was so shocked when the restraints weren’t removed’

Pregnant women prisoners in England are being handcuffed to prison officers – often male – during intimate vaginal examinations and long, agonising births. Will this dehumanising treatment be stopped?

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of trials will not be heard until at least 2028, data reveals

The backlog includes 206 rape trials that are not listed to start until 2028.

Evening Standard

Revealed: Courts were nearly shut down as prisons reached breaking point in wake of 2024 riots

Senior judges and the Ministry of Justice were close to being forced to shut down the courts to stop people being sent to overflowing prisons

Evening Standard

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Court backlog will take decade to fall to pre-Covid levels despite overhaul, says MoJ

Justice secretary says only his measures will stop backlog in England and Wales from increasing exponentially

The Guardian - UK

Government has halted controversial policy of destroying court records, investigation reveals

A controversial policy of destroying recordings of trials after seven years is to be abandoned, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has disclosed.

The Conversation

Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?

With Chris Wormald forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthright but also warm

The Guardian - UK

Dame Antonia Romeo: Who is the UK’s first female Cabinet Secretary?

The so-called ‘Queen of Woke’ is tipped to become the first woman to be Cabinet Secretary, amid further changes at Downing Street

Evening Standard

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UK signed deals with US firms that were clients of Mandelson lobbying company

Clients of Global Counsel, co-founded by Mandelson, included OpenAI and Palantir, which have both signed deals with government

The Guardian - UK

Government urged to respect Isle of Man autonomy on assisted dying royal assent

The Ministry of Justice has written to the Isle of Man Government about the island’s Assisted Dying Bill 12 times.

The Independent UK

Duchy should cancel catastrophic jail lease

Letters: After the costly mistake by the Ministry of Justice over Dartmoor prison, Les Bright and Giselle Dye suggest ways Prince William could help

The Guardian - UK

Government to recruit thousands of volunteer magistrates to tackle court backlog

The Ministry of Justice aims to enlist 2,000 volunteer magistrates in the next financial year

The Independent UK

Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining with prison terms up to five years — Kremlin will begin prosecuting in 2027

The Russian government plans to penalize 'illegal' mining of cryptocurrency to prison terms of up to five years.

Tom’s Hardware

British Asian prisoner murdered in London jail after being put in same cell as racist

The Ministry of Justice has said it is ‘leaving no stone unturned’ to make British prisons safe following the ‘horrible act of violence’

Evening Standard

Top EU court rules Polish Constitutional Tribunal not independent due to political appointments

The Constitutional Tribunal is the highest judicial body in Poland, responsible for checking the compatibility of laws and international agreements with the country's constitution.

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Zarah Sultana says she will stand outside HMP Bronzefield over hunger strikes

A 20-year-old Palestine Action activist has not eaten for 46 days

Louder

"Owning a balaclava, having our song on your computer, or liking one of our posts could lead to prison time": Pussy Riot declared extremist organisation in Russia

Russian art collective Pussy Riot have been officially classified as an extremist organisation by the Ministry of Justice in Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Labour to create up to 60,000 spaces for children with Send in English schools

Bridget Phillipson says £3bn scheme focussed on local state schools will ‘transform lives’, after rise in parent appeals

The Conversation

Why whole-life imprisonment is rising in England and Wales

In England and Wales, whole-life imprisonment is the harshest sanction available to the courts, emerging in the decades after the abolition of the death penalty. The whole-life order requires people to spend their whole lives in prison with no prospect of release, except on exceptional compassionate grounds.

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The Guardian - UK

Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter

More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections

Evening Standard

Government may appeal on whether convicted terrorist had human rights breached

The ruling said the Ministry of Justice had breached Sahayb Abu’s human rights by not allowing him to mix with other prisoners.

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood hints at police overhaul to fix ‘irrational’ structure and vows ‘I will be a reformer’

The home secretary has told police chiefs: ‘I was a reformer at the Ministry of Justice. I will be a reformer at the Home Office too’

Evening Standard

Londoner jailed for ISIS terror plot 'suffered human rights breaches in prison crackdown', judge rules

An Islamic extremist held in segregation in prison was treated unlawfully, a judge has ruled

International Business Times UK

Was Lucy Letby Attacked in Prison? Ex-Nurse Branded a 'Target' Gets Support From Over 400 NHS Staff

Rumours of an attack on Lucy Letby remain unverified, but hundreds of NHS staff are urging a review of her conviction as concerns about the evidence grow.

Evening Standard

Wrongful releases of 91 prisoners since April is ‘shocking’ – No 10

The data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, shows 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

The Guardian - UK

Lammy says he was right not to discuss mistakenly freed prisoner at PMQs

Justice secretary says he did not have ‘all the detail’ at the time and there is ‘mountain to climb’ on prisons crisis

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