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Justice Secretary announces ‘record prison expansion’ to tackle overcrowding

Ms Mahmood also announced a shake-up of prison recall measures.

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More inmates to be released early to cut prison overcrowding as jails set to be full by November

Three new prisons will be built and new recall measures will be introduced in a bid to manage the jail population

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Justice Secretary to set out further plans to tackle prison overcrowding

Shabana Mahmood will address the scale of the crisis being faced in prisons on Wednesday.

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Keir Starmer Under Fire as Hundreds of Convicted Migrants May Dodge Deportation

Jenrick has called on Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to back his proposed bill that would block the new sentencing guidance and to remove those responsible

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Mother convicted over unpaid £8.75 car tax bill while grieving death of baby in latest fast-track justice outrage

The Labour government has not taken urgent action to fix the Single Justice Procedure

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Ministers call on tech firms for ‘bold ideas’ to tackle justice system crisis

Tech bosses will meet with the Justice Secretary on Thursday as part of Government plans to use technology to overhaul the justice system.

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‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?

First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project

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Football matches have better security than jails, says prison officers’ chief

Mark Fairhurst of the Prison Officers’ Association said overcrowding and violence were his members’ key concerns.

Evening Standard

Governors have lost control of prison in Staffordshire, union says

Prison Officers’ Association claims officer was stabbed in head and two others punched in face at HMP Swinfen Hall

The Guardian - UK

More than 400 actors and industry figures sign open letter backing trans rights

Eddie Redmayne, Katie Leung and Nicola Coughlan among those expressing solidarity after supreme court ruling

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Questions over validity of Supreme Court gender ruling ‘unacceptable’ – Mahmood

Giving evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Shabana Mahmood said that justices at the UK’s highest court had ‘done their job’.

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott criticises Government for rejecting Sentencing Council guidance

New guidelines from the independent Sentencing Council were scheduled to come into force earlier this month but were delayed.

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Shabana Mahmood warned of risk to pregnant women in halting Sentencing Council guidelines

Exclusive: Stopping pre-sentencing reports could put more pregnant people behind bars, groups tell justice minister

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Use of pepper spray authorised at young offender institutions in England and Wales

Decision by Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, means Pava spray could be used on children as young as 15

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Government Bill to block new sentencing guidelines clears first Commons test

The proposals were brought forward following claims of a ‘two-tier’ justice system.

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Prison officers in England and Wales to use pepper spray at young offender institutions

Move to allow use of Pava spray on children follows plans to trial Tasers in adult prisons after demands from prison officers’ union

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Use of Tasers in prisons to be trialled after Manchester bomb plotter attack

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said actions were being taken to better protect prison staff and the public.

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Retired judge who jailed Boris Becker to chair Nottingham attacks inquiry

Deborah Taylor was recorder of Westminster until her retirement in 2022.

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Prison guards will be armed with Tasers after Manchester bomber jail attack

Shabana Mahmood made the announcement in Parliament on Tuesday

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Prison staff to demand use of stun guns in jails after HMP Frankland attack

Prison officers are demanding the ‘tactical use of taser’ after officers at HMP Frankland were attacked

Evening Standard

Prison officers call for use of electric stun guns

The demand has been made ahead of a meeting between the Prison Officers’ Association and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

The Guardian - UK

UK prison officers to demand electric stun guns for dangerous jails

Meeting called with justice secretary after attack on three guards at HMP Frankland

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Prison officers may get stab-proof vests after attack ‘by Manchester bomb plotter’

Jail chiefs to conduct snap review of providing protective body armour and access to kitchens suspended

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Prison Service to assess need for protective vests after officers attacked

This comes after Hashem Abedi injured three officers with hot oil and homemade blades at HMP Frankland

Evening Standard

Protective gear review for prison guards after Manchester bomb plotter attack

The Justice Secretary announced a snap review by the Prison Service to report back in the coming months.

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