Unlocking Potential

  If the Justice Secretary’s draft law aims to surgically remove the offending part of the Sentencing Council’s guideline, I hope she never...

  As the Guardian suggests , the government may be dipping their toe in the culture wars in their row with the Sentencing Council; but they ...

  Two reports this week about HMP Forest Bank, the privately run prison in Manchester. Both the national Prison Inspectorate   and local Ind...

  Extraordinary levels of self-harm are reported among the women at HMP Eastwood Park today. In a distressing report, the Independent Monito...

  I was surprised to read in today’s inspectorate (HMIP) report on HMP Styal that the 15 detached houses which accommodate most of the wome...

  What on earth is Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood doing recommending that the Sentencing Council “reverse” its new guidance on the impos...

  I was supposed to have my first experience of jury service this week. Having blocked out my diary for a fortnight as required, I reported ...