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Women’s prisons report finds 97 deaths in decade as self-harm hits record high

Charity director warns ‘more deaths will follow’ unless government changes tack and closes women’s prisons

The Guardian - UK

Jury trials: what the UK government’s plan to limit them would mean for victims, defendants and courts

Justice secretary David Lammy has announced one of the most significant changes to criminal justice in England and Wales in decades, by scrapping the use of jury trials for most offences that carry a likely jail sentence of less than three years.

The Conversation

Why Lammy wants to scrap some jury trials – and the arguments against

Justice secretary says record backlog is failing victims and defendants, but there are concerns about lack of diversity among judges

The Guardian - UK

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Juries to be scrapped in thousands of cases, David Lammy confirms

The justice secretary outlined ‘bold but necessary’ reforms including removing juries in cases that could have a jail sentence of three years or less

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary to set out reforms to tackle ‘courts emergency’

David Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the system on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

David Lammy set to unveil major reforms to UK justice system this week

Reports have suggested that jury trials will be significantly restricted if Lammy’s proposed changes go through

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility

Editorial: The criminal cases backlog requires radical action, but the problem has been caused by government cuts, not by an ancient and fundamental liberty

The Guardian - UK

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David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases

Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan for England and Wales, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’

The Guardian - UK

Police appeal to find another prisoner wrongly released from prison while awaiting trial

William Wenham, 47, was released in error from HMP Rochester on June 3

Evening Standard

Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release

Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission

The Guardian - UK

Lammy says he was right not to discuss mistakenly freed prisoner at PMQs

Justice secretary says he did not have ‘all the detail’ at the time and there is ‘mountain to climb’ on prisons crisis

The Guardian - UK

Lammy ‘not informed of key details’ when questioned about prisoner release error

The Ministry of Justice has defended David Lammy, after he failed to answer questions about the mistaken release of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif.

Evening Standard

Drone-blocking technology ‘urgently’ required at jails in England and Wales

Ability to maintain control in prisons ‘critically undermined’ by scale of illicit drug trade, MPs say

The Guardian - UK

Prison deaths hit highest 12-month total this century, figures show

There were 411 deaths recorded in the year to September, the highest in a 12-month period since 2000.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?

The long read: As the police and courts continue to struggle with the legacy of austerity, many people are seeking alternative routes to justice – but it could be making matters worse

Evening Standard

Ministry of Justice convicted of a crime in controversial fast-track courts

The Ministry of Justice is now seeking to overturn its conviction

The Independent UK

Revealed: The eye-watering cost of letting prisons crumble

SPECIAL REPORT : The ageing prison estate is in a dire condition after years of neglect, but the cost of outsourcing basic repairs is spiralling out of control, with shower upgrades in one prison set to cost taxpayers £7.8m, Amy-Clare Martin reports

International Business Times UK

£11bn Black Hole: Ministry of Justice Under Fire for Missing Spending Receipts

The UK Ministry of Justice faces backlash for failing to publish receipts for nearly £11 billion in spending, sparking fresh questions about transparency.

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The Guardian - UK

Ministry of Justice ‘has failed to file spending receipts of nearly £11bn’

Analyst firm Tussell says department is more than two years behind on publishing receipts, weakening scrutiny around public money

The Guardian - UK

Crown court backlog in England and Wales hits new record of almost 80,000 cases

Ministry of Justice data shows 10% increase in open cases as waiting times for trial dates reach up to four years

The Guardian - UK

Prisons in England and Wales to cut spending on education courses by up to 50%

Move comes despite election manifesto promises from Keir Starmer to improve ‘access to learning’

Evening Standard

GPS tagging of criminals led to drop in reoffending rate, study suggests

A pilot study found the rate of reoffending among men leaving prison who were forced to wear a tag fell by seven percentage points.

Evening Standard

New laws to reduce use of short prison sentences expected within weeks

Courts will be given greater powers to attach conditions to non-custodial sentences.

The Guardian - UK

The biggest problem for Starmer and co: the machinery of government is broken and they can’t fix it

The prisons crisis is symptomatic of a dysfunctional system that is defeating these ministers as badly as those before them, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Evening Standard

Number of drones seen around jails rises to record high, figures show

Figures published for the first time reveal drone incidents in prisons rose to 1,712 in the year to March.

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