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Government facing backlash over prison recall changes to free up jail space

Some criminals serving sentences between one and four years will be returned to custody only for a fixed 28-day period.

Evening Standard

‘Lives at risk’, warns domestic abuse tsar over Government’s prison recall plans

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced emergency reforms.

Evening Standard

The justice secretary has no good choices – but releasing IPP prisoners should be one

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Shabana Mahmood’s response is pragmatic but overlooks one group of prisoners whose sentences should be reviewed

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Jail time for recalled offenders to be limited to free up prison places

UK justice secretary also announces plans for three new jails amid overcrowding crisis in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

More emergency measures to cut jail overcrowding before ‘zero capacity’ reached

Legislation to bring in the changes is expected to be introduced in the coming weeks.

Evening Standard

Recalled prisoners to be released after 28 days under emergency measures to free up 1,400 cells

The justice secretary warned we are five months from running out of prison places – which risks the ‘total breakdown of law and order’

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary announces ‘record prison expansion’ to tackle overcrowding

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

Evening Standard

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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

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

Government Bill to block new sentencing guidelines clears first Commons test

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

Retired judge who jailed Boris Becker to chair Nottingham attacks inquiry

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

Evening Standard

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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