The former Tory minister David Davis called the campaign to reform the legislation ‘eminently winnable’ and was unsparing in ...

The incoming interim chair of the miscarriage of justice watchdog has described the leadership at the troubled organization as ‘arrogant’ and ‘dismissive’. Dame Vera Baird KC told the the BBC Radio ...

There was disappointment about the high rate of recall of prisoners released from Warren Hill. The report highlighted that ...

Former victims commissioner Dame Vera Baird has been appointed as the interim chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission ...

A landmark sentencing review by David Gauke has warned that English and Welsh prison systems are on the brink of collapse, ...

The shadow Justice Secretary has suggested that prison staff should be armed with tasers, stun grenades, and lethal weapons.

A new law in the state of Georgia will see those who have been wrongfully convicted eligible for compensation for their ...

At times during last month’s evidence session with CCRC chief executive Karen Kneller and head of casework Amanda Pearce, ...

The report is published today and follows a bruising encounter between CCRC chief exec Karen Kneller and head of casework Amanda Pearce ( here ). It was revealed last weekend that Kneller had given ...

Almost 800 years of additional time imposed on inmates for rule breaking last year has exacerbated overcrowding, resentment and safety issues in prisons, a leading charity has warned. Report by Piers ...