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Rise in criminals recalled to jail after Tories freed thousands early

More than a third (35%) of prisoners released under the scheme were serving a sentence of six months or less.

Evening Standard

Five still in jail 16 years after being given IPP sentences of below six months, data shows

Exclusive: ‘Horrendous’ MoJ figures show some prisoners given indeterminate sentences in England and Wales before 2008 still behind bars

The Guardian - UK

Second wave of prisoners to get early release despite fears sex offenders included

Former home secretary Priti Patel has called for the early release scheme to be suspended after fears that sex offenders and violent criminals are being let out

The Independent UK

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How make-or-break Budget has fractured Keir Starmer’s cabinet

ANALYSIS: With the prime minister’s poll ratings at rock bottom, Sir Keir Starmer is grappling with cabinet unity ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget, writes Political Correspondent Archie Mitchell

The Independent UK

Sexual abuse victims claim free court transcript scheme was ‘hidden’ from them for months

Victims eligible for the scheme say they had ‘no idea’ it had opened

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

The Independent UK

Five of 37 prisoners incorrectly freed under government’s early release scheme still not back in jail

MoJ admits it and police are still trying to return five offenders to custody after error in attempts to free up prison space

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Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen

Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives

The Guardian - UK

Minister admits prisoners released early without electronic tags

Jess Phillips said she was ‘apoplectic’ government contracts for electronic tags had ‘enormous backlog’

The Independent UK

‘Hundreds’ of prisoners freed early in England and Wales not fitted with tags

Serco says it is working to fit electronic devices, which were a condition of early release of 1,700 last week

The Guardian - UK

Fast-track courts: Government in talks over reforming the Single Justice Procedure

Multiple government departments are understood to be in talks over Single Justice Procedure reform

Evening Standard

Police ‘left to deal with fallout’ of poorly planned early release of 1,700 prisoners

Police association chief says criminals potentially being freed in England and Wales without proper rehabilitation plans

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners could be sent to Estonia as jail population in England and Wales hits new record

Ministry of Justice said to be ‘considering anything’ as number of inmates in jails in England and Wales hits new high of 88,521

Evening Standard

Scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth spending £22m fixing windows to thwart drone drug supply

The Ministry of Justice has promised a crackdown on drugs and better living conditions for inmates at HMP Wandsworth

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

MoJ plan to free up prison spaces set to fail ‘because cells being filled by rioters’

Prison governors’ leader urges ministers to consider further measures to cut jail population or build new cells

The Guardian - UK

Prison early release scheme to include some serious offenders, MoJ admits

Prisoners serving time for lesser crime following serious one will be eligible under plan to free up jail space, officials confirm

The Guardian - UK

MoJ refused to repay living costs to wrongly convicted partly to save money

Letter shows department wanted to avoid ‘significant administrative and other financial costs’

The Guardian - UK

Justice review calls for end to child imprisonment in England

Rights organisations say child prisons remain inherently dangerous and result in poor outcomes on release

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Evening Standard

‘Shocking’ chaos at HMP Wandsworth was ‘in plain view of leaders’, report finds

The Ministry of Justice said it was deploying extra specialist staff and redirecting £100 million to the scandal-hit prison.

Evening Standard

‘Shocking’ HMP Wandsworth to get £100million and extra staff amid scandals

Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, found failures in leadership ‘at every level’ at the south London jail in damning report

The Independent UK

Scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth to receive £100m to tackle ‘shocking’ failings

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood warned that the report shows the ‘reality of a prison system in crisis’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak rejected advice to release prisoners early a year ago

Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding

The Independent UK

Violence, self-harm and drugs: Shock new figures lay bare crisis facing Britain’s prisons

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures on Thursday laid bare the scale of the chaos in UK prisons, days after the justice secretary announced emergency measures to ease the crisis

The Independent UK

In numbers: Rise in prison violence laid bare in new figures

Prison assaults have reached a post-Covid-19 pandemic high

The Guardian - UK

Cut ‘unsustainable’ probation workload in England and Wales, urges watchdog

Inspector says monitoring after short sentences could be stopped and youth services could take on some cases

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