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Crisis in courts has opened the door to secret justice

In a criminal justice system mired in crisis and beset by delays and backlogs, why are courts becoming more secretive? Tristan Kirk investigates how the public, journalists, and even defendants are being kept out of the loop.

Evening Standard

Delays and neglect led to death of prisoner serving IPP sentence, jury finds

Inquest concludes that Haydar Jefferies took his own life after Surrey prison’s ‘serious failure’ to put him in place of safety

The Guardian - UK

Courts to sit for 2,000 more days to help tackle backlog, Justice Secretary says

The extra 2,000 takes the total to 108,500 sitting days this year for courts in England and Wales.

The Independent UK

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Prisons will run out of room despite building plans, says Justice Secretary

Shabana Mahmood has announced more measures in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis.

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood suggests ministers will override objections to new prisons

Justice secretary says lack of cells ‘is of more concern’ than people’s worries about jails being built near their homes

The Guardian - UK

Prisons will still run out of room despite building plans – Justice Secretary

Shabana Mahmood has announced more measures in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Streeting says he ‘knows what it’s like to feel you have to bury a secret’ amid puberty blockers ban – as it happened

The health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefinite

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Prisons set to run out of space within seven years, says justice minister

The Ministry of Justice has announced plans for four new prisons, but Shabana Mahmood said it is ‘still not enough’

The Independent UK

Government sets target for 14,000 prison cell spaces by 2031

The Ministry of Justice set out the plans on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Prison population could reach over 100,000 inmates in just three years, government says

Number of prisoners set to rise as plans to expand number of jail cells hit by delays and hidden costs

The Independent UK

OPINION - Britain's justice system is in shambles — and this makes me think nobody is serious about fixing it

There was a time when Watford Football Club seemed to change manager every season, a merry-go-round of coaching talent in search of the perfect formula for success.

Evening Standard

Heidi Alexander appointed new transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigns

On Friday, Downing Street said Haigh resigned after new information emerged

The Independent UK

‘Immediate security action’ taken after prison maps leaked on dark web

The Ministry of Justice said it was aware of a data breach after reports that detailed layouts had been shared online in the past two weeks.

The Independent UK

Usher who fell asleep in court did not suffer discrimination, tribunal rules

Adetokunbo Adegbite took the Ministry of Justice to an employment tribunal claiming to have suffered race discrimination.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Andrew Malkinson says he has been ‘left to rot’ after wrongful conviction quashed

Exclusive: Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail, told he must wait months to learn if he is even eligible for compensation

The Conversation

The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse

With the protest hikoi from the far north moving through Auckland on its way to Wellington, it might be said ACT leader David Seymour has been granted his wish of generating an “important national conversation about the place of the Treaty in our constitutional arrangements”.

Evening Standard

Security audit found ’81 points of failure’ at Wandsworth prison after escape

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to escaping from HMP Wandsworth.

The Conversation

New data on violence against LGBTQ+ people makes ‘grim reading’ – and undermines NZ’s inclusive reputation

New Zealand is ranked the tenth most inclusive society by international legal standards, with a reputation for being forward-thinking and progressive – especially when it comes to the rights of sexually and gender-diverse individuals.

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The Guardian - UK

More than 1,000 drone incidents at jails in England and Wales last year

Exclusive: MoJ attempts to fight back against brazen deliveries that often include household items like ketchup alongside drugs

Evening Standard

Revealed: Courts are issuing targets for fast-track Single Justice Procedure cases

The Ministry of Justice says targets in the Single Justice Procedure should not be happening

Evening Standard

Law firms warn of exodus from criminal justice system in legal aid feud with government

The government faces mounting pressure to boost legal aid rates to stave off another criminal justice crisis

Evening Standard

Magistrates handed power to jail for a year in government bid to tackle justice crisis

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says extending magistrates powers will help ease the prisons crisis

Evening Standard

Guards at scandal-hit Wandsworth Prison failed to notice inmate had died

HMP Wandsworth was put into special measures to tackle chronic overcrowding, rampant drug use, and violence

The Independent UK

Labour government without accurate data on courts crisis amid fears of soaring trials backlog

‘Unfathomable’ lack of accurate data on courts crisis means government ‘cannot hope’ to understand or fix it, experts tell The Independent

Latin Times

UK Accidentally Releases Dozens of Prisoners by Mistake; Several Remain on the Loose

The first mass-release in a series triggered by overcrowding has left the Ministry of Justice scrambling to collect potentially dangerous offenders.

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