Thursday, 23 July 2020

Sentencing Guideline on Mental Health- Welcome Clarity or Missed Opportunity?

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Two months ago, the Lord Chief Justice was asked in a  Justice Committee hearing whether the current crisis provides any opportunity to r...
Thursday, 25 June 2020

Children in Custody- History repeats itself first as tragedy then as farce

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In March 1993, then Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced plans for new Secure Training Centres (STC) to deal with the “comparative...
Saturday, 30 May 2020

Prison Sentencing During Covid-19. Why the Courts Must Accept the Realities of the Situation

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While the prison population may gradually be falling - this week dipping under 80,000 for the first time since 2006- it needs a much more ...
Friday, 15 May 2020

Reducing the numbers in prison. Opening the back door hasn’t worked – it’s time to shut the front.

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While thankfully the spread of Coronavirus in prisons is so far less than many have feared, the success has come at a high price. Cell...
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Saturday, 2 May 2020

Criminal Justice – The Need for a New Normal

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Covid 19 and the requirements of social distancing are obviously placing great pressure on the institutions which deal with wrongdoing- po...
Sunday, 26 April 2020

Well Done or Too Rare? Why MPs need to ask about the Early Release of Prisoners

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Questions in Parliament on Monday for Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and his ministerial team. No doubt MPs will want to know how the v...
Monday, 20 April 2020

Under the Ash Cloud

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Stuck in Lisbon on the way back from the 2010 UN Crime Congress in Brazil, the offer of a lift into Northern Europe seemed to good to miss....