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From Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
From The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP
  • Cold hard justice for criminals

    Offenders have been shovelling snow and scraping ice in London over the last few days after winter weather hit the capital. Community Payback…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK and Albanian Ministers sign Prisoner Transfer Agreement

    Albanian Minister of Justice Eduard Halimi and British Prisons Minister Jeremy Wright signed an agreement for Albanian citizens imprisoned in the UK to finish their prison sentences in Albania.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK signs prisoner transfer agreement with Albania

    Albanian prisoners can now be sent back to Albania to finish their prison sentences.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK signs prisoner transfer agreement with Albania

    Albanian prisoners can now be sent back to Albania to finish their prison sentences, following a new agreement signed by Prisons Minister Jeremy…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tackling repeat offending is key to cutting crime

    The rehabilitation of short-sentenced prisoners to cut crime and make communities safer was the focus of an ITV Tonight Programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • You be the Judge

    Cases of murder, manslaughter, drug dealing and teen crime are being added to the website You be the Judge today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • You be the Judge

    People can now take on the role of a judge in a murder or a drug dealing case, on a Ministry of Justice website designed to make sense of sentencing.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Plan to give more victims a voice – Restorative Justice

    The Government’s plan for a rapid expansion of restorative justice – where victims of crime are given the opportunity to confront their offender – was boosted today with the publication of a new nationwide action plan for th…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Awards recognise the best of Restorative Justice

    Jeremy Wright presented two awards to recognise the achievements of those working in Restorative Justice.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prisons Bill to block mobile phones

    Legislation providing new powers to block mobile phone signals in prisons has progressed in the House of Lords.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Prisons Bill to block mobile phones

    A Bill providing new powers to block mobile phone signals in prisons had its second reading in the House of Lords today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New approach to Community Payback begins in London

    A new approach to Community Payback that will see offenders completing tougher, more intensive punishments begins today. Serco, …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Toughening community sentences

    Every adult community sentence will include a form of punishment in radical reforms announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Probation Minister calls for tougher community sentences

    Community Payback must be more intensive and delivered within days of an offender being sentenced, Jeremy Wright said.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Second 'Clink' restaurant opens at HMP Cardiff

    Jeremy Wright today attended the opening of The Clink Cymru restaurant outside HMP Cardiff. Prisoners…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government