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A MAN who went on hunger strike for over 43 days after he was remanded into custody for failing to appear at a crown court hearing in connection with a non-molestation order has been released on bail. Stephen Phillips, 60, from Falkirk, Scotland, went on to refuse to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court for a case management hearing by remote link from prison. But, he did attend an adjourned hearing and was eventually released from prison, while the case continues. He had rep

A STAGGERING 262 prisoners were released in error in the year to the end of March 31 this year, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has said. A furter 91 have been released in error from April 1 to October 31 this year. The MOJ released details following a number of high profile releases in error this month, November 2025. An MOJ spokesperson said: "Examples of releases in error may include misplaced warrants for imprisonment or remand, recall notices not acted upon or sentence mis

WORK has begun on a new 1,700-place prison in Leicestershire to try to deal with the growing prison population crisis. The construction of HMP Welland Oaks is a major milestone in the Government’s Plan for Change to create 14,000 additional prison places by 2031. Once completed, it will add to the 2,600 places already opened since July 2024 – ensuring there are always enough spaces to lock up offenders. The prison estate increased by less than 500 places in the fourteen years

THOUSANDS of suspects and criminals who would have been remanded or jailed will instead be "free in the community" after a new "Sentencing Bill" comes into effect next year, a police chief said. More prisoners will also be released early under the changes to free up prison spaces due to our bursting prison population. There will be an expected rise in reoffending rates by four to six percent, police chiefs estimate, that is around 360,000 more crimes a year on top of the 6.6 

PRISON staff did not tell police about a foreign convicted sex offender being mistakenly released until six days later it has been confirmed. Another urgent manhunt is underway after the accidental release of 24-year-old Brahim Kaddour Cherif (above) who is an Algerian national. Details of the mishap at HMP Wandsworth in south London have only just been released despite it happening on 29 October, only five days after the release of migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu from HMP

A MAN who had just 13 days left in an open prison got seven months more bird after he took it on his toes. Justin Brook, 39, (above...

THE use of "pepper spray" on child prisoners in what have been described as the "country's most violent jails" could be banned by High...

TWO brothers of Albanian heritage, including one who fled the UK in an attempt to evade justice, have been convicted in connection with a...

Just 500 new prison spaces were created over the last 14 years despite the number of people in jails doubling in the last 30 years, the...

The sentencing of a prison officer, who was filmed having sex with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth, in a video that went viral online, has...