Ministry of Justice ad banned for reinforcing negative stereotypes of black men The ad for the Prison Jobs scheme featured an image of a white prison officer talking to a black inmate. The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
wagamama chefs work with prisoners in HMP kitchen, teaching future skills The prisoners who created dishes for 250 inmates want to work in hospitality when they are released Wales Online · Oct 26, 2022
Justice Secretary to review plans for hostel that will house sex offenders in Consett North West Durham MP Richard Holden has raised concerns over the proposals with the Justice Secretary Chronicle Live · Oct 25, 2022
At least three shot dead in Guinea anti-government protest, opposition says At least three people were shot dead and many wounded at an anti-government protest in and around Guinea's capital Conakry on Thursday, an opposition coalition said. Reuters · Oct 21, 2022
Tagging programme ‘wasted’ £98m of public money’ says finance watchdog The Ministry of Justice has been accused of squandering taxpayers’ money on new tagging system Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2022
Saudi King Issues Royal Order Promoting, Appointing 174 Justice Ministry Judges Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a royal order promoting and appointing 174 judges at the Ministry of Justice, the Saudi Press Agency reported Sunday. Minister of Justice and President of the Supreme Judicial Council Sheikh Dr. Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani affirmed… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 16, 2022
'Dangerous killer' will not be moved to open prison after Ministry of Justice intervention William Dunlop's case made legal history Wales Online · Oct 14, 2022
MoJ blocks open prison move for ‘dangerous killer’ whose case made legal history Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis rejected the Parole Board’s recommendation to move William Dunlop who murdered Julie Hogg in 1989. The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
Miscarriage of justice campaigners call for an independent inquiry into South Wales Police failures The force has been responsible for a series of horrific miscarriages of justice Wales Online · Oct 13, 2022
Vandals smash up staff cars at Forest Bank prison in Salford Insiders say tensions among staff, rather than inmates, is behind the second attack in three months Manchester Evening News · Oct 12, 2022
How the UK press is failing victims of miscarriages of justice On September 20 2022, Adnan Sayed had his murder conviction overturned by a Baltimore judge after spending nearly 23 years in jail. His case had featured in the groundbreaking true crime podcast Serial. The Conversation · Oct 10, 2022
Record levels of violent and sex crime cases in courts backlog for over a year The figures were published by the Ministry of Justice. The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022
Ankle tags used to target young black men, London mayor’s report finds Exclusive: analysis suggests unconscious bias may have disproportionately linked black men to knife crime The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022
Criminal trials on hold as Woolwich Crown Court is forced to shut thanks to heating difficulties One of London’s crown courts has been forced to close after a heating failure caused temperatures to plummet. Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022
Chronicle Live · Sep 29, 2022 Number of couples filing for divorce hits ten-year high after introduction of no-fault law The Ministry of Justice also reported a 22% increase in divorce applications compared to the same time last year
Manchester Evening News · Sep 29, 2022 Barristers to vote on new Government proposal aimed at ending crippling strike Lawyers have been taking part in industrial action since the summer
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022 Cost of living crisis set to push divorces up even as numbers hit decade high Some experts predict that divorces will rise even further as applications surpass 33,200 between April and June - the highest level in 10 years.
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022 Parents wrongly convicted in truancy cases Fresh blow to the secretive single justice system after magistrates’ errors led to serious criminal convictions against 11 mothers and four fathers
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022 Striking barristers resume demonstrations amid talks with ministers over pay The Criminal Bar Association said discussions with the Ministry of Justice are ‘progressing at pace and remain constructive’.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022 Investigation launched after killer of Stephen Lawrence reportedly obtains smartphone in prison Ministry of Justice investigating alleged security breach that allowed David Norris to send selfies to friends
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022 Striking barristers to resume demonstrations amid talks with ministers over pay The Criminal Bar Association said discussions with the Ministry of Justice are “progressing at pace and remain constructive”.
Chronicle Live · Sep 23, 2022 Victims' Commissioner Vera Baird quits post and accuses ministers of 'downgrading' interests The former Labour MP was originally appointed to the post championing victims’ rights in 2019, but said that unlike her predecessor Dominic Raab, she was not offered an automatic second term
Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2022 Who is the new Justice Secretary? Brandon Lewis urges barristers to get back to work The Justice Secretary’s discussions with the Criminal Bar Association and the Bar Council over their industrial action are likely to continue
Radio France Internationale · Sep 13, 2022 Inuit group 'implore' France to extradite priest accused of child sex abuse A group of Canadian Inuit have come to France to push for the extradition of a retired French priest accused of sexually abusing several Inuit children when he worked as a missionary in the north of Canada more than 40 years ago.
Wales Online · Sep 7, 2022 Controversial Swansea residential centre for low-level female offenders is turned down The Ministry of Justice said the scheme in Cockett aimed to reduce re-offending - but its application led to 215 letters of objection and locals were said to overwhelmingly 'fear and object to this proposal'