Do shorter prison sentences make society less safe? What the evidence says: The final report of the Independent Sentencing Review has proposed the most significant reform of sentencing and punishment in England and Wales since the 1990s. The review, chaired by former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke, calls for a number of changes to address …
Bassirou Diomaye Faye: from prison runner-up to president of Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye was elected as Senegal’s fifth president on 25 March 2024. Incumbent president Macky Sall and his candidate, former prime minister Amadou Ba, were both quick to congratulate the opposition candidate on his victory when the results came out. This has been a …
We don’t know how many victims of modern slavery are in prison – why that’s a problem: Modern slavery affects an estimated 120,000 people in the UK. Under international law, countries must identify and protect survivors, while prosecuting and punishing those who traffic and exploit them. Courts in England and Wales convicted 282 traffickers in …
New ‘healing’ prison in Ireland points to long history of progressive penal reform: Ireland has formally opened the new women’s wing of the Limerick prison. This expansion was desperately needed. The former wing was at 164% capacity, with women reportedly sleeping on mattresses on the floor of what were already inadequate conditions of a dilapidated …
Daniel Khalife: escapes are just one symptom of a failing prison system: HMP Wandsworth. William Barton/Shutterstock Following the recapture of escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife, there will no doubt be an inquiry into the prison system and how an inmate managed to apparently strap himself to a van and be driven out under the noses …
Zuma prison case casts doubt on South Africa’s medical parole law: Former South African president Jacob Zuma in court over corruption charges in 2018. Nic Botha/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The Constitutional Court order relating to a case involving former President Jacob Zuma has illuminated some of the flaws in the law governing medical parole in …
Abortion prison sentence shows the law is focused on foetuses – why that’s dangerous for women: Emituu/Shutterstock The imprisonment of a woman in the UK for taking abortion pills at 32-34 weeks of pregnancy has shocked many. Most people are still unaware that abortion at any stage of pregnancy is illegal in England and Wales, …
Prison food: what we learned from organising food-themed art workshops for women prisoners: There are two common misconceptions about food in British prisons: that it is either not fit for human consumption, or too luxurious to be enjoyed by those in prison. The artworks produced by the women prisoners in our project broke down both …
Thabo Bester’s escape from a privately-run South African prison raises questions about corruption: Policeman Shane Naidoo, left, leads Thabo Bester from holding cells in Durban. City Press/Gallo Images/Getty Images Recently, South Africans were told about an extraordinary escape story – they learnt that a convicted rapist, Thabo Bester, had been at large for a year …
Nigeria has too many prison inmates awaiting trial. Technology could achieve swifter justice: An activist protests against the incarceration of hundreds of inmates imprisoned without trial in Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Nigeria’s prison population is more than 76,000, housed in 240 correctional centres. About 70% of these inmates are still awaiting trial. …
Nigeria’s jailbreaks point to a prison system out of step with reality: Smoke from the Ikoyi prison that was set on fire in central Lagos on October 22, 2020. Photo by Sophie Bouillon/AFP via Getty Images On the night of 5 July 2022, 879 inmates escaped from the Kuje correctional facility in Abuja, Nigeria after …
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How going from care to prison compounds women’s trauma – new research: Care leavers are over-represented in the justice system. HTWE | Shutterstock In the year to June 2021, for every 1,000 women in custody in England and Wales, 3,808 incidents of self-harm were recorded. This represented a shocking increase of 16% on the previous …
Prison numbers set to rise 24% in England and Wales — it will make society less safe, not more: The Ministry of Justice is banking on England and Wales’ prison numbers rising by 23.7% by March 2026, predicting that the prison population will climb from 79,580 to 98,500. Matched by an intention to build space …
HMP Bronzefield stillbirth proves prison is not safe for pregnant women: Sakhorn/Shutterstock “Ms A”, an 18-year-old woman held on remand in HMP Bronzefield women’s prison in Middlesex, England, gave birth to her first child alone in her cell after her calls for help were ignored. A new report from the prisons and probation ombudsman provides …
South Africa in the news: 41 inmates die in prison fire near Indonesian capital: A fire has broken out at a prison near the Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing 41 inmates including two foreigners, according to the government and local police.: “South Africa” – BingNews Loading Dock System Market global outlook and forecast 2021 -2027: The …
Chad’s deposed dictator Hissène Habré passed away in prison: here’s the legacy of his trial: GettyImages Chad’s former head of state, Hissène Habré, who has died at the age of 79, was serving a life sentence in Senegal following his conviction for war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture. Habré was tried by a specially …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s Zuma admitted to hospital from prison: South Africa’s jailed former president, Jacob Zuma, was admitted to hospital for medical observation on Friday, the government’s Correctional Services department said. Zuma has been held at Estcourt …: “South Africa” – BingNews How looting became part of our DNA: A few …