The Latest Breaking News from James Timpson

The Dutch prison population has fallen by more than 40% – and awareness of the harms of harsh sentencing could explain why, says Dutch writer and journalist Renate van der Zee

Inspectors ‘shocked’ at level of decline at ‘fundamentally unsafe’ and vermin-infested Manchester prison

The early days of the new Labour government have given prison reform advocates reason to be hopeful. Two announcements – the appointment of James Timpson as prisons minister and an expanded early release programme – are promising steps towards repairing a criminal justice system that has been devastated by cuts…

Exclusive: Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crime

James Timpson, former CEO of the high street cobbler and keycutter that bears his family name, was appointed this summer as the UK’s new minister for prisons, probation and reducing re-offending.

Five stores will offer to alter, clean or mend clothes in service marketed as a way to help prevent waste

The UK government has taken urgent action to address the prison capacity crisis, announcing early release for several thousand non-violent offenders.

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After the UK prisons minister praised the system in the Netherlands, experts there say the reality is more complex