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UK justice secretary attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’

Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons vote

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the UK’s election challenges: an epidemic of intimidation

Editorial: When more than half of candidates faced campaign abuse and threats, we are putting their safety at risk

The Guardian - UK

Labour tells watchdog of police failures over intimidation of MP and supporters

Party documents police failings to intervene in incidents involving opponents of Shabana Mahmood during elections

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Stop scaremongering over prisoners trapped by indefinite jail terms, ministers told

Exclusive: Fight for indefinitely held IPP prisoners continues as the UN calls for partial resentencing, warning ‘we cannot allow more people to take their lives out of a lack of action’

The Independent UK

Robert Jenrick warned over Southport attack remarks in first outing as shadow justice secretary

Hours after he was made shadow justice secretary by new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick sought to attack Labour’s record in government from the despatch box

The Independent UK

Jenrick says Labour popular with criminals as he demands apology over releases

The new shadow justice secretary asked how many domestic abusers and sex offenders were freed under the scheme to increase prison capacity.

Evening Standard

MPs’ opposition to assisted dying bill grows amid criticism of lack of debate

Chair of parliamentary group against assisted dying says she has been meeting dozens of undecided MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Justice secretary urged to place Winchester prison into emergency measures

Inspectorate wrote to Shabana Mahmood citing violence, drug and security problems at Hampshire jail

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner removes his own cell door at ‘dilapidated’ jail placed in emergency measures

HMP Winchester is ninth jail to be issued with urgent notification in just two years

The Independent UK

Judge reduced to cleaning courthouse gutters amid justice funding crisis

Country’s most senior judge calls for ‘concrete steps’ from government to support the justice system

Evening Standard

GP who was adviser in Harold Shipman inquiry backs legalising assisted dying

Exclusive: Aneez Esmail says treating dying man in extreme pain six years ago changed his mind on helping terminally ill patients die

The Guardian - UK

Adult male prison spaces ‘fell into double figures’, says Shabana Mahmood

Shabana Mahmood said that when she was appointed as Lord Chancellor prisons were ‘weeks away from running out of space altogether’.

Evening Standard

Tories feign innocence as Labour give more prisoners early release

Tough-on-crime brigade look scarce as convicts win a break from crumbling prison system

The Guardian - UK

Woman ‘terrified’ after ruling upheld that her daughter’s killer should be freed

The board was asked by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to reconsider its recommendation that farm worker Steven Ling should be released.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Starmer ‘shares public’s anger’ as prisoners pictured leaving prison early

Around 1,100 inmates are expected to be freed in a second wave of early releases under the Government’s policy to free up prison space.

The National (Scotland)

Around 1100 prisoners released early from English prisons to ease overcrowding

AROUND 1100 prisoners have been released early as Labour launch a review into how to punish offenders outside of jail.

The Independent UK

‘Big up Keir Starmer’ says inmate as he poses with Bentley after early prison release

Daniel Dowling-Brooks, who served seven years behind bars for kidnap, was one of 1,100 inmates expected to be let out of jail early on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Parole Board upholds ruling that sadistic killer should be released

Steven Ling raped and murdered Joanne Tulip in Northumberland in 1997, stabbing her 60 times.

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The Independent UK

House arrest could replace prison for low-level offenders in attempt to ease overcrowding

Government review will look at using technology to place criminals in a ‘prison outside prison’

The National (Scotland)

Justice Secretary calls for Chris Kaba verdict to be 'respected' after protests

THE Justice Secretary has called for people to respect a verdict clearing a police officer who killed an unarmed man after protests.

The Guardian - UK

1,100 more prisoners set for early release as minister admits recall rate ‘very high’

Shabana Mahmood says she wants latest emergency release amid overcrowding in England and Wales jails to be the last

The Independent UK

Bianca Gascoigne alleges Mohamed al-Fayed groomed and sexually assaulted her as teenager working at Harrods

Model says she felt trapped and afraid as she becomes latest high-profile figure to speak out about experiences with businessman

Evening Standard

Punishment outside of prison must be expanded, says Justice Secretary

Shabana Mahmood is launching a sentencing review that will consider expanding non-custodial sentences with the use of new monitoring technology.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – as it happened

Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early release

Evening Standard

Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Mercedes pick up jubilant prisoners freed early in jail overcrowding crisis

Further inmates being released under emergency measures to ease overcrowding in jails

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