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Legal Aid database hacked, 'significant amount' of data and criminal records stolen

The MoJ says that a 'significant amount' of data has been stolen from the Legal Aid Agency.

TechRadar

Legal aid cyber attack: Lawyers slam government agency for 'inadequate' response to hack

The online Legal Aid Agency portal has been disabled after the cyber attack

Evening Standard

Legal aid hack: Names, financial details and criminal histories compromised in cyberattack, Ministry of Justice says

The cyberattackers claimed 2.1 million pieces of customer data had been stolen from the Legal Aid Agency

The Independent UK

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Cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency exposed ‘significant amount’ of applicant data

The group that carried out the attack has claimed it accessed 2.1 million pieces of data but the Ministry of Justice has not verified that figure.

The Independent UK

Criminals sent directly to jail hits six-year high amid summer disorder

The figures come just a day after the Justice Secretary announced changes to prison recall as a further emergency measure on prison overcrowding.

Evening Standard

Rise in deaths in state detention an ‘escalating crisis behind closed doors’

The Ministry of Justice said the increase was driven by a 16% rise in deaths in prison custody, which are systematically investigated by coroners.

Evening Standard

Pepper spray to be used in young offender institutions from this summer

Pava spray will be made available ‘in limited circumstances’ to a select number of staff at three centres holding under-18s.

Evening Standard

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Manchester bomb plotter ‘moved to Belmarsh prison’ after guards attacked

Hashem Abedi has been transferred to the high security jail in south-east London, it is understood.

The Independent UK

Manchester Arena bombing survivor ‘broken’ by plotter’s prison attack

Martin Hibbert wrote to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood saying Hashem Abedi’s attack on prison guards was a ‘catastrophic failure’ of duty.

Evening Standard

Murderer Insisted He Couldn't Wear an Ankle Monitor for Months Because of His 'Swollen' Legs: Report

A convicted murderer exploited a broken tagging system by claiming he couldn't wear an ankle monitor because of his "swollen" legs.

Latin Times

Manchester Arena families in ‘disbelief’ that ‘evil’ Hashem Abedi was able to attack prison officers

Inmates in high-security units banned from kitchens after prison officers attacked by Manchester Arena bomber with hot oil and blades

The Independent UK

Ban inmates from cooking after Hashem Abedi assault, says prison union

Chair of prison workers body says copycat incidents must be prevented after attack by convicted terrorist

The Guardian - UK

Can governments stop killings before they happen? UK explores creating 'murder prediction' programme

A new report from UK-based charity Statewatch says the UK is trying to develop a programme that will use police and government data to decide how likely someone is to kill.

Euronews

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill

Exclusive: Algorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in project critics say is ‘chilling and dystopian’

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Victims’ minister accused of ‘factual inaccuracies’ over use of video evidence in UK trials

Top justice expert criticises use of MoJ study to back up claims by Alex Davies-Jones that there is no impact on conviction rates when video evidence is used

The Independent UK

New 1,500-place prison opens amid bid to tackle jail overcrowding

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood opened Category C prison HMP Millsike in Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

‘Sadistic’ double murderer who tortured French students sues jail bosses over broken Xbox

Nigel Farmer was jailed after two French PhD students were stabbed hundreds of times in a ‘horrific’ attack - but has whiled away his sentence playing video games

Evening Standard

Tommy Robinson segregated in prison due to ‘mark on his head’, High Court told

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is serving an 18-month sentence for contempt of court after breaching an injunction

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Prison population climbs to six-month high despite early-release scheme

The prison population hit 87,556 on Monday, according to new data published by the Ministry of Justice.

The Guardian - UK

Number of UK asylum seekers awaiting appeals up by nearly 500% in two years

Refugee Council analysis of figures released by MoJ shows there are 41,987 claims in backlog of tribunal courts

The Guardian - UK

Alarm over early re-release of recalled prisoners as jail overcrowding crisis deepens

Whistleblower says over 1,000 inmates in England and Wales considered for the scheme which bypasses Parole Board

Evening Standard

Antonia Romeo named as new top civil servant at the Home Office

Dame Antonia replaces Sir Matthew Rycroft, who announced in February he would leave the Home Office after a 35-year Civil Service career.

Evening Standard

Justice chiefs accused by MPs of failing to act quickly to tackle spiralling courts crisis

The Crown Court backlog has spiralled to more than 73,000 cases with the system mired in chronic delays and some trials being listed as far away as 2028

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Foreign Criminals to Be Deported Faster in Immigration Crackdown

The deportation of foreign criminals will be accelerated as part of a government-led immigration crackdown aimed at alleviating overcrowding in prisons.

The Independent UK

Foreign criminals to be deported quicker to free up space in UK’s overcrowded prisons

A team of 80 staff will be sent to jails to root out inmates with no right to stay in the UK

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