PM urged not to change scheme to stop PC Andrew Harper killers’ early release Manslaughter exemption would mean more releases would be needed within 18 months, Prison Service officials say The Guardian - UK · Aug 10
Wednesday briefing: How sentencing policies have led to a failing prison system in the UK In today’s newsletter: From longer sentences to rising recall rates, prioritising punishment over rehabilitation could mean a total collapse of our prisons The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025
Wednesday briefing: What reforms could actually solve the prison capacity crisis? In today’s newsletter: With a sentencing review ordered and the crisis in the criminal justice system deepening, the government is tasked with finding solutions to what seems like an intractable problem The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024
Former prisons chief calls for rethink on jail expansion plan Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick has questioned if spending money on new jails is the right measure to end the justice system crisis The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024
Labour urged to scrap £4bn Tory mega-jails plan and fund rehabilitation Exclusive: Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crime The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024
Friday briefing: Prisons are literally falling apart – and there’s no plan to save them In today’s newsletter: A new report has laid bare the state of England and Wales’s overcrowded, squalid prisons. Real solutions seem a distant hope. The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
No 10 accused of blocking Nick Hardwick to be health ombudsman Former Parole Board chair resigned in 2018 when the high court overturned a decision to release serial rapist John Worboys The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024
Jim Harbaugh hires familiar faces to bolster Chargers coaching staff Jim Harbaugh has been busy building his staff with familiarity and tradition as he takes on the role of head coach for the Los Angeles Chargers. With hires... Top News · Feb 15, 2024
Nick Hardwick returning to Chargers in coaching role Former Chargers center Nick Hardwick is returning but as a coach. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 14, 2024
Former prisons chief blasts ‘panicky’ response to overcrowding crisis Emergency proposals to ease capacity do not solve ‘fundamental problem’ of prisons crisis, a former prison chief inspector has warned The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024