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Four new prisons are to be built across England over the next six years.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Prison officers will receive improved training on how to resolve conflict without resorting to the use of force, and when they should temporarily separate children from others in youth custody for everyone’s safety, followin…
Unpaid work and key programmes to stop criminals reoffending will be delivered by HM Prison and Probation Service from next June, the Lord Chancellor confirmed today (11 June 2020).
Prisons and Probation Minister Lucy Frazer has today (2 June 2020) set out how those services will start to recover from the restrictions imposed in response to coronavirus.
Prison officers are being taught specialist skills to support their vital work with children who are in custody having committed serious offences.
Terrorists face a minimum of 14 years behind bars for serious offences and tougher monitoring, as a new Bill enters Parliament today (20 May 2020).
Family video calls will be introduced at prisons and young offender institutions across England and Wales.
Ministry of Justice owned Facilities Management company, Gov Facility Services Ltd (GFSL), has been giving offenders a chance to gain valuable work experience since it opened for business in early 2018.
A former Secure Training Centre will receive its first adult prisoners today as part of further work to temporarily expand the prison estate to protect the public and NHS during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer has provided an update on measures introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19 in our jails.
The Secretary of State has announced the extension of Peter Clarke’s tenure as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons.
Work to expand the prison estate by installing the first of 500 temporary, single occupancy cells will begin from today, as part of the Government’s unprecedented action to protect the public and NHS during the Coronavirus p…
Pregnant women in custody who do not pose a high risk of harm to the public will be temporarily released from prison.
Following instructions for people to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives, introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, prison visits are temporarily cancelled.
Minister of State Lucy Frazer QC MP has made a statement on preparedness to deal with coronavirus (COVID-19) in prisons.
A new intensive support programme will help challenging jails to improve safety and rehabilitation, Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer announced today (28 February 2020).
Speech by The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, at the IAP Keeping Safe Conference.
Emergency legislation will end the automatic early release of terrorist offenders, as the government takes decisive action to protect the public and keep our streets safe.
Tough new security measures will be introduced at 16 of the most challenging jails – a major part of the government’s crackdown on crime behind bars.
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