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Crisis in courts has opened the door to secret justice

In a criminal justice system mired in crisis and beset by delays and backlogs, why are courts becoming more secretive? Tristan Kirk investigates how the public, journalists, and even defendants are being kept out of the loop.

Evening Standard

Major justice reforms needed to stop court backlog rising, MPs told

Court listings are running into 2027, with prosecutors warning victims face wait times of between two and five years before a case goes to trial.

Evening Standard

Prisoner who took MoJ to court says he remains in isolation 20 months later

Kevan Thakrar still awaits judgment after case alleging unlawful solitary confinement was heard in April 2023

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Fears of unrest as PM considers open prisons for more offenders

Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Labour goes slow on rape courts pledge amid fears over shortage of lawyers

Election manifesto promise to set up specialist tribunals to deal with huge backlog of cases has been put on hold

The Guardian - UK

£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support

Exclusive: Councils win just 1.2% of tribunals, as experts see signs provision is becoming a battle with desperate families

The Guardian - UK

Lawyers refusing to represent people charged with certain crimes amid pay crisis

Some solicitors in England and Wales are not taking on loss-making cases such as burglary amid MoJ dispute over legal aid, Law Society says

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Some jury trials may be scrapped in England and Wales as court backlog hits record high

Review led by Sir Brian Leveson will consider creating ‘intermediate courts’ heard by judge in bid to speed up trials

The Guardian - UK

Jury trials could be axed for some crimes as Crown Court backlog soars to 73,000

Sir Brian Leveson is looking at increasing magistrates powers and scrapping some jury trials

Evening Standard

Prisons will run out of room despite building plans, says Justice Secretary

Shabana Mahmood has announced more measures in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis.

The Independent UK

'Accept new prison' near you to tackle jail crisis, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells local residents

Punishments for offenders, such as home curfew, could be increasingly used to stop so many of them going to jail

Evening Standard

'Insult to Victims': UK Criminals Serve Community Sentences Online in 'Work-from-Home' Scheme

Community service as a way of atoning for crimes against society, often conjures up images of high-viz jackets and picking up litter. Now even criminals have joined the 'working from home' phenomenon

International Business Times UK

Prisons set to run out of space within seven years, says justice minister

The Ministry of Justice has announced plans for four new prisons, but Shabana Mahmood said it is ‘still not enough’

The Independent UK

Government sets target for 14,000 prison cell spaces by 2031

The Ministry of Justice set out the plans on Wednesday.

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Abandon some jury trials or fund crisis-hit system, former chief justice says

Exclusive: Lord Thomas says there has been political failure to either properly invest in justice or make hard decisions

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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’

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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.

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The Independent 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

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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