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Chief constable considers joining legal action if PC’s killers are released early

Thames Valley’s top officer says he may join Police Federation in court if convicted pair are freed from jail

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5

Imran Khan's supporters stage protests across Pak to mark his 3 years in jail; over 100 held

Pakistani police arrested over 100 supporters of Imran Khan during nationwide protests. Rallies were held to mark three years since the former prime minister's imprisonment. Authorities used force and tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Punjab and Sindh provinces. Khan's party alleged denial of medical care and visitation rights for…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

Andy Burnham Officially Blocks Early Release for Rapists and Child Sex Offenders in Sentencing U-Turn

Burnham bars rapists from early release and brings in tougher monitoring, as early-release reforms and prison capacity plans roll out.

International Business Times UK · Aug 5

Hundreds more inmates and staff potentially exposed to cancer-causing gas in UK prisons

Exclusive: The shocking new data comes as Andy Burnham grapples with a growing prisons capacity crisis, raising fears over what will happen if more inmates need to be moved from toxic sites

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Voices: ‘We are addicted to incarceration’: Readers split over Andy Burnham’s early prisoner release scheme

YOUR VIEWS: Some readers say the move to exclude rapists and sex offenders still doesn’t go far enough, while others argue ministers have no real alternative while prisons stay full

The Independent UK · Aug 5

German court sentences young members of right-wing extremist group 'Last Defense Wave' to prison

A Hamburg court has convicted and sentenced seven members and one supporter of the right-wing extremist group "Last Defense Wave" to prison

The Independent UK · Aug 5

What kind of society fast-tracks early release for domestic abusers? This is gambling with women’s lives

Andy Burnham inherited the crisis in our prison system – but the solution cannot be to further endanger the women and children who have survived violence, says writer and campaigner for women’s rights Joan Smith

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5

Teen who posted ‘I’m ready to sit in prison cell for 30 years over £20’ found guilty of killing boy over drug debt

Joshua Ingram, 16, was stabbed to death at a seaside town train station last September

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Pakistan faces fresh calls to end Imran Khan’s ‘solitary confinement’ as former PM marks three years in jail

Despite his imprisonment, Khan has remained Pakistan’s most influential opposition figure

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Pc Harper’s force considers joining legal challenge to block killers’ release

The officer’s widow, Lissie Harper, has described feeling ‘punched in the gut’ by the decision to push ahead with plans.

The Independent UK · Aug 5