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Prison population in England and Wales set to exceed 100,000 by 2029

Rising prosecutions, higher maximum sentences and soaring number of people on remand driving growth from 86,000 today

The Guardian - UK

Tory plan for 20,000 new jail places ‘will be years late and £4bn over budget’ – report

NAO blames failures in Boris Johnson plan on successive governments’ policies and ‘unrealistic timelines’

The Guardian - UK

20,000 extra prison places will be five years late and £4.2bn over budget, spending watchdog finds

Taxpayers left with ‘eye-watering bill’ due to negilence of previous governments, experts warn

The Independent UK

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Prison plans could cost ‘extra £4bn and be short of 12,400 cell spaces by 2027’

The National Audit Office published a report on prison funding on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Inside HMP Wandsworth: How Daniel Khalife’s escape reveals ‘shocking’ prison chaos

It was revealed two guards checked the truck that Daniel Khalife escaped under

The Independent UK

Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape

Khalife made his escape in September last year, while being held on remand over spy charges, by strapping himself underneath a food delivery lorry.

Evening Standard

Criminal Cases Review Commission under fire as Government seeks to remove boss

Legal charity Appeal criticised the body’s failure to publicly acknowledge the move after failings in the Andrew Malkinson case.

Evening Standard

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Usher who fell asleep in court did not suffer discrimination, tribunal rules

Adetokunbo Adegbite took the Ministry of Justice to an employment tribunal claiming to have suffered race discrimination.

The Independent UK

More than a third of assaults on UK prison officers are not fully investigated

Staff says reports of abuse by inmates are not taken seriously by management, leaving them feeling vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers

The Guardian - UK

Security audit found ’81 points of failure’ at Wandsworth prison after escape

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to escaping from HMP Wandsworth.

Evening Standard

Rise in criminals recalled to jail after Tories freed thousands early

More than a third (35%) of prisoners released under the scheme were serving a sentence of six months or less.

Evening Standard

Attacks on prison staff in England and Wales hit 21-year high

More than 10,000 such assaults were recorded in the year to June, Ministry of Justice figures show.

Evening Standard

Five still in jail 16 years after being given IPP sentences of below six months, data shows

Exclusive: ‘Horrendous’ MoJ figures show some prisoners given indeterminate sentences in England and Wales before 2008 still behind bars

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The Independent UK

Second wave of prisoners to get early release despite fears sex offenders included

Former home secretary Priti Patel has called for the early release scheme to be suspended after fears that sex offenders and violent criminals are being let out

The Independent UK

How make-or-break Budget has fractured Keir Starmer’s cabinet

ANALYSIS: With the prime minister’s poll ratings at rock bottom, Sir Keir Starmer is grappling with cabinet unity ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget, writes Political Correspondent Archie Mitchell

The Independent UK

Sexual abuse victims claim free court transcript scheme was ‘hidden’ from them for months

Victims eligible for the scheme say they had ‘no idea’ it had opened

The Independent UK

Labour government without accurate data on courts crisis amid fears of soaring trials backlog

‘Unfathomable’ lack of accurate data on courts crisis means government ‘cannot hope’ to understand or fix it, experts tell The Independent

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The Independent UK

Five of 37 prisoners incorrectly freed under government’s early release scheme still not back in jail

MoJ admits it and police are still trying to return five offenders to custody after error in attempts to free up prison space

The Guardian - UK

Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen

Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives

The Independent UK

Minister admits prisoners released early without electronic tags

Jess Phillips said she was ‘apoplectic’ government contracts for electronic tags had ‘enormous backlog’

The Guardian - UK

‘Hundreds’ of prisoners freed early in England and Wales not fitted with tags

Serco says it is working to fit electronic devices, which were a condition of early release of 1,700 last week

Evening Standard

Fast-track courts: Government in talks over reforming the Single Justice Procedure

Multiple government departments are understood to be in talks over Single Justice Procedure reform

The Guardian - UK

Police ‘left to deal with fallout’ of poorly planned early release of 1,700 prisoners

Police association chief says criminals potentially being freed in England and Wales without proper rehabilitation plans

Evening Standard

Prisoners could be sent to Estonia as jail population in England and Wales hits new record

Ministry of Justice said to be ‘considering anything’ as number of inmates in jails in England and Wales hits new high of 88,521

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