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The Latest Breaking News from Ministry of Justice

Urgent calls for swift action in self-harm related prison deaths

Inquests into self-inflicted deaths in prison have been delayed, Labour MP Andy Slaughter says

The Independent UK

Lessons must be learned from self-harm related prison deaths, ministers warned

Inquests into self-inflicted deaths in prison have been delayed, meaning important lessons have not been learned, Labour MP Andy Slaughter said.

The Independent UK

Britain’s broken justice system revealed as prisoners trapped in jail for five years before trial

Exclusive: Number of accused held on remand hits record high with 15,000 languishing in overcrowded prisons

The Independent UK

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Woman’s family must ‘plan for the worst’ as killer’s release from jail nears

Joanna Simpson was killed by her British Airways captain husband Robert Brown at their family home in October 2010.

The Independent UK

Fears prisons could be run by gangs as thousands of guards quit

Thousands of experienced officers have quit the service, leaving prisons vulnerable to increased violence and control by gangs

The Independent UK

Pain-inducing restraint to be banned in England and Wales children’s prisons

New Ministry of Justice policy says such techniques must only be used in emergency scenarios

The Guardian - UK

Recall rules to be eased on indefinite jail sentences in England and Wales

Licence period could be terminated from five years after release instead of current 10 years, in ‘positive step’

The Guardian - UK

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Government warned over prison overcrowding as suicides soar

‘Violent and drug-ridden’ HMP Bristol becomes latest prison to be given urgent notification over failings

The Independent UK

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick gave lessons to Rwandan government lawyers

Exclusive: Minister now charged with implementing Rwanda deal joined Tory volunteering project with Suella Braverman in 2008

The Independent UK

Serial killer Levi Bellfield wins battle to marry in prison

Bellfield is serving two whole life orders for killing 13-year-old Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell, 19, and Amelie Delagrange, 22.

The Independent UK

Lord Chancellor will look ‘extremely carefully’ at Pitchfork decision

The Parole Board has ruled double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison subject to conditions.

The Independent UK

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison – Parole Board

Pitchfork was jailed for life in 1988 after raping and strangling two 15-year-olds in Leicestershire in 1983 and 1986.

The Independent UK

Illegal Migration Bill could see 3,000 detained and deported each month – report

The figures reportedly come from leaked briefing papers.

The Independent UK

Braverman bill could lead to 3,000 asylum seekers being deported a month

Exclusive: leaked documents on illegal migration bill also say legal aid fees will need to rise in order to ensure legal cover

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The Independent UK

Overcrowding in prisons is a ‘powder keg waiting to blow’

Exclusive: Record number of inmates doubled up in single cells - with government forced to build 1,000 portacabins to ease overflow

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab’s Bill of Rights under threat as new justice secretary acknowledges other ‘priorities’

Alex Chalk did not commit to pursuing law and told MPs he was ‘looking carefully at full range of department’s work’

The Independent UK

Serial rapist recalled to prison months after failed bid to block release

Andrew Barlow, 67, from Bolton in Lancashire, was released after serving more than 34 years in jail for a string of rapes in the 1980s.

The Independent UK

Sir John Major warns against ‘excessive zeal’ to be tough on crime

The former Tory PM called for a stronger focus on rehabilitation.

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The National (Scotland)

Watchdog bans Tory government from reusing 'racist' advert

THE UK Government has been rapped for “perpetuating a negative ethnic stereotype” after an advert looking for new prison officers featured a…

The Guardian - UK

What could change at MoJ now that Dominic Raab has left?

Some of former justice minister’s pet projects could be dropped now that Alex Chalk is in charge

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab resignation raises questions about Rishi Sunak’s judgment

Sources say PM did not ask deputy to go despite bullying inquiry finding he engaged in ‘abuse or misuse of power’

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab: how the Guardian revealed bullying allegations

How the story has unfolded since Ministry of Justice sources first spoke out about his behaviour

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab blames ‘activist civil servants’ after resigning over bullying report – as it happened

Raab resigns as deputy prime minister and justice secretary after report finds he displayed ‘persistently aggressive conduct’

The Independent UK

Young adults with disabilities struggling to access savings, campaigners warn

The Ministry of Justice said it understands parents’ frustration and is working to simplify the system

The Independent UK

Police: Inmate who escaped by faking death back in S. Africa

A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison with help from guards by faking his own burning death has been brought back to South Africa early Thursday after going on the run with his girlfriend

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