All news on the topic: Ministry of Justice

A prison officers brutally assaulted in a four-minute rampage by sex-killer Carl Langdell has received £600,000 in compensation but is baffled his assailant was rewarded in jail

VAPES are starting a record number of fires in prisons, with 80 per cent caused by e-cigs.There were 2,287 cell fires in 2023 — up 60 per cent on th

HMP Belmarsh houses Britain's most dangerous convicts so conditions inside are high security but that hasn't stopped hideous incidents of lethal violence erupting against staff and other inmates

Notorious gangland boss Daniel Gee ran the Grizedale estate in Liverpool with an iron fist before his wicked ways caught up with him and he was shot by a rival before being sentenced to prison

More than 6,500 cases have been waiting two or more years, with an official watchdog ruling the Tories' target to reduce the backlog to 53,000 'no longer achievable'

The HM Courts and Tribunal Service have issued 94 divorce applications which should have been rejected because they were made one day early - with 79 final divorce orders made that may now be legally unsound

As many as 25 employees at high-security HMP Swaleside were affected by what was described as a "mass poisoning of staff". It's suspected that curry from the staff canteen had been laced with Spice

Under emergency measures, bail hearings for the most serious crimes will be prioritised with other defendants set to stay in police cells if their court appearance is delayed

PRISONERS could be let out 10 weeks early as the Government has quietly extended its Early Release Scheme.Prison governors have been informed that the

Thomas White, 40, has been locked up for 12 years after receiving a two-year minimum tariff jail term under an Imprisonment for Public Protection order - a sentence that has now been abolished

Brian Field was jailed for life in 2001 for the murder of Roy Tutill in 1968 - but he was suspected in several other unsolved cases including that of David Spencer, 13, and Patrick Warren, 11, who went missing from the Chelmsley Wood area of Birmingham on Boxing Day 1996

A MAN who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit has dismissed an apology from the Criminal Cases Review Commission as “too little, t

Channel 4 News anchor Cathy Newman has spoken out after she discovered she appeared in a deepfake pornographic movie after her face was digitally altered onto another person

MOTORISTS are threatened with being banned for life from UK roads for a common offence under new proposals by campaigners.Neil Carney has set up a new

SEVEN British terrorists who were convicted alongside al-Qaeda mastermind Dhiren Barot have been released from jail.The men, who were part of a sleepe

A minister has ordered the urgent release of 'politically radioactive' files about medical testing on British troops during the Cold War

Specialist riot unit the National Tactical Response Group, dubbed the prisons’ SAS, was deployed the equivalent of more than twice a day last year, according to research by Labour – 40% more frequently than in 2022

Ministers have announced emergency measures to let prisoners out early to free up jail space - but there are concerns the probation service will not be able to cope

Thomas White's family fear he could die in prison as his mental health deteriorates, former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett has pledged to help

A fresh investigation is taking place into what authorities knew about large scale abuse at the Medomsley Detention Centre in Co Durham which was exposed by the Daily Mirror

Transgender killer Scarlet Blake, who was sentenced to life with a minimum of 24 years, will be housed in a men's prison where an expert claims she will receive special privileges as a 'vulnerable prisoner'

Cat killer Scarlet Blake - who was inspired by Netflix documentary - has been sent to an all-male prison and her own lawyer warned no parole board will ever set her free

MPs have called for action to ensure prisoners cannot share videos and photos on social media and brag about their crimes from behind bars

ITV documentary, The British Airways Killer, examines what happened to mum-of-two Joanna Simpson, who was bludgeoned to death by her estranged husband Robert Brown

British Airways pilot Robert Brown killed his wife Joanna in October 2010 before dumping her body - with chilling footage emerging of their wedding, including his groom speech