Frank Wilkinson: from Cat A to Cat D in the Twinkling of an Eye
The cynical world of America's private prisons
Crown Prosecution Service (Evidence)
We have got to get Leon Chapman - the Case of the Superimposed Photograph
The Abuse of Children In Privately Run Prisons - By John Bowden
Justice for offenders and the poor replaced by revenge under Clarke's new proposals
William Gage Loses his Appeal
Not fit for purpose: crisis in Britain's prisons worsens
Prison population is neither justifiable nor sustainable
Cardiff Three: police corruption trial evidence found in south Wales
European court upholds, 'Death by Incarceration' of Jeremy Bamber
However: Jeremy Bamber ECtHR Decision was not Unanimous
Stephen Lawrence [Met collusion with murder suspects]
Gary Dobson and David Norris Conviction an abuse of 'Due Process'
1,000 police officers and Police Support Officers have criminal records
96 murders since Stephen Lawrence's
Why Stephen Lawrence killers were sentenced as juveniles and under old law
Justice for Stephen Young
After Dobson and Norris, what other unsolved murders could be closed?
Extension of secret hearings would be "fundamentally unfair", say Special Advocates
Sex offender policies misleading, under-funded and potentially disastrous
Sex offender treatment courses are not the answer
No compensation for criminals injured in prison
Never Stop Fighting to Overturn Your Conviction
Terrorist asset-freezing: an intrusion too far
Young rioters remanded to prison during the summer riots were put in 'Harms Way'
Police officer's presence on jury made trial unfair
No human right to an hour's minimum in the open air for "lifer"
Slopping out regime in prison not in breach of human rights, judge rules
ECtHR and Hearsay Evidence, Tahery wins, Al-Khawaja loses!
Joint Criminal Liability - Joint Enterprise by any other name!
Strasbourg's ruling on hearsay evidence could change its relationship with UK
Fingerprint evidence 'based on opinion rather than fact'
Fresh Evidence? Not in this Court!
Justice for Michael Stone
What to do with 'cold cases' when they eventually heat up
A Miscarriage of Justice! - Don't Let it Be You!
Still no justice for the Cardiff Three
The terror of Babar Ahmad
Now you see it, now you don't - the case of the Planted Balaclava
Overcrowded prisons are a national disgrace
Prisons chief: jails must stop being 'Victorian warehouses'
Investigation team "lacks necessary independence" for MOD ill-treatment allegations
Kevan Thakrar: The Persecution Never Stops
Harsh and psychological torture unit
Kevan Thakrar begins his defence
Young Offenders: Restraint
Prisons: HMP Wandsworth
More life sentence prisoners in the UK than in all of the rest of Europe?
Reclaiming the fruits of crime will not be made harder, rules Supreme Court
Clarke: Tough intelligent sentences
Children And Young People In Custody - Conditions Deteriorating
James Dowsett - still in prison, 8 years after ECtHR ruled his right to a fair trial had been violated
Report into undercover police delayed after new allegations
Extradition review backs status quo, leaves some completely baffled
Predicting Dangerousness - The Flaws
The Abuse Of Mentally Ill Prisoners Held In Close Supervision Centres
Neurotics build castles in the air - Psychotics live in the castles - Psychiatrists collect the rent
Mystery files cast doubt over verdict on Robert Magill gangland killing
Ex-policeman in line for £1m damages at Leeds hearing
Criminal Justice: Access to Lawyers
Melvyn "Adie" McLellan turns to art and proves to be a trophy catch
Innovative rehabilitation - payment by results at Doncaster prison
Kingsley Brown death: 'No closure' for family
Killers attacked fellow inmate at HMP Whitemoor
Investigation call over Ian Huntley jail attack
Two in court over Frankland Prison murder
Colin Norris case: Nurse's murder convictions 'unsafe'
Family plan to sue over Streatham prisoner's death in jail
Longer working hours for prisoners at HMP Bristol
Police ignored pleas for ambulance, say family of man who died in custody
Strict liability for offence of under-age sex does not offend presumption of innocence
Justice gap can be filled by the new Centre for Criminal Appeals
Prisoners' wages to help crime victims
Yacht sinking case supergrass discredited
Policeman who killed Ian Tomlinson, will not stand trial, till October 2012
Death probe delays leave Croydon family puzzled
Miscarriage of Justice Day Saturday 8th October 2011
Cost of prison accommodation per place
Patsy Mckie of Mothers Against Violence for Baroness
Charge on the basis of "reasonable suspicion"
Nurse tells of living hell after saline death charges are dropped
Police involved in the fatal arrest of Smiley Culture will not face any charges
How to Appeal - A guide to the criminal appeal system
Spotlight is back on black deaths at the hands of police
G4S - Dumb and unbelievably dumber
Locked Inside your Mind - By Michelle Nicholson
A dead man, a crucial question: should police have shot Mark Duggan?
How to get rid of foreign prisoners
UK's secret policy on torture revealed
Human rights groups to boycott inquiry into British torture and rendition
Analysis - Daily Mirror and The Sun in contempt over Jo Yeates murder case
Let's stop assuming the police are on our side
Of dissenting judges, a professional criminal/supergrass, corrupt coppers
Judgments issued by the European Court cannot be ignored
HMP Downview sex case prison governor jailed
Seven charged over HMP Ford open prison riot near Arundel
International Day of Vindication - Civilians killed by state forces
Report on a full unannounced inspection of HMP Whitemoor
. . . . Of missing milk and toiletries plus a miserly Ombudsman
When detaining foreign criminals the rules are the rules, says Supreme Court
How a specialist court is helping families riven by addiction
Miscarriages of justice are going unchallenged by watchdog, says QC
The Dilemma of Maintaining Innocence
Revealed: court ruling that cleared way for fresh Stephen Lawrence trial
A watershed moment for Britain, a glimmer of hope for a family bereft
Secrecy round UK 'Shoot to Kill Policy' - shot down by Supreme Court
Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) - PACE guidelines Declared unlawful
Victory for MacDermott and McCartney in the Supreme Court
Andrew Adams - public statement on Supreme Court judgment
Early day motion 1833: Speech and Language Assessments for Prison Inmates
Commission and police forces sign agreement on stop and search
Women Offender One-stop Shops House of Commons / 11 May 2011 : Column 484WH
No quick fix for the child protection system
Calls for fresh investigation into suicide of vulnerable man moved between jails
Miscarriage of justice: supreme court to rule on its true meaning
What price 14 years in jail for a murder conviction that was overturned?
Two young inmates found hanged at Northern Ireland offenders centre
Prison officers: Corruption
Long Term Prisoners
Sentencing: Females/Males [ Ex armed forces ]
Teenage deaths in prison cause mounting concern
Announced inspection of HMP Ford
Report on a full unannounced inspection of HMP Bronzefield
Imprisonment for Public Protection [ 3,000 prisoners beyond tariff ]
Sentencing for drugs offences - public consultation launched on new guideline for judges
Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials
Announced inspection of HMP Parkhurst, HMP Albany and HMP Camp Hill
Report on an unannounced full follow-up inspection of HMYOI Cookham Wood
Sister loses Hull custody death discrimination claim
And they're off… But do young defendants get a fair start
Open Justice Unbound - A manifesto for 21st century open justice
Overuse of the European Arrest Warrant - a threat to human rights
The Birmingham Six: Have we learned from our disgraceful past?
A Joined-Up Sentence? - Offender Management in Prisons
The actor - and convicted murderer - hoping for more than artistic freedom
Broadmoor patient makes history with court appeal
Convicted by the press, now released without charge
When does life mean life? UK Human Rights Blog
"Torture is wrong" UK Human Rights Blog
Young offenders leaving custody for life of homelessness and reoffending
Jeremy Bamber, Peter Moore and Douglas Vinter to ECtsHR in Strasbourg
Proportion of ethnic minority children in custody rises
When are the "not-guilty" not "innocent"?
Prisoners not entitled to compensation for voting ban
Prisoner begins hunger strike over CCRC injustice claim rejection
Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill
Prisoner of War (POW) torture in HMP Maghaberry
In Memory Yusef Abdullahi - Champion of Justice RIP
'When the government absolves itself of responsibility for upholding human rights, it corrodes public confidence'
Protection of Freedoms Bill Published. Magna Carta Unfazed
DNA and dollars are killing capital punishment
Still almost impossible to sue the police in negligence
Did secret prison transfer kill Christopher Wardally
No Justice for Simon Hall
No Justice for 'Innocent Eddie Gilfoyle', released but gagged
Dead drug smuggler's family can still bring human rights claim against HMRC despite the criminality of deceased. "Criminality defence" doesn't apply to human rights claims
Read the judgement here . . . .
Sudden about turn in Habib Ullah case by Harmit Athwal, Institute of Race Relations
Prisoners will not get the vote!
A welcome clarification for relatives of the dead - by Adam Wagner, Human Rights Blog
EDM 1232:ARRO'S All for education campaign and access to education for ex-offenders
United Kingdom found to be in severe breach of Trade Union/workers rights
Summing Down The Summing-Up
Given that juries are not going to be abolished, can we really not do them the service and pay them the respect of dealing with them in a better manner than we have achieved so far? Read more . . . .
Sentencing reform to focus on reoffending Independent,Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Make your views known on Ministry of Justice Structural Reform Plan Go here . . . .
Proposed legal aid cuts for England & Wales:
You will not be able to obtain legal aid for 'False imprisonment', 'Malicious prosecution', 'Negligence', failures to carry out duties or to fulfill obligations imposed by legislation and a whole raft of other torts. Read more here . . . .
Home Secretary will not appeal 7/7 Inquests secret evidence ruling
Sentencing reform to focus on reoffending Independent,Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Make your views known on Ministry of Justice Structural Reform Plan Go here . . . .
Proposed legal aid cuts for England & Wales:
You will not be able to obtain legal aid for 'False imprisonment', 'Malicious prosecution', 'Negligence', failures to carry out duties or to fulfill obligations imposed by legislation and a whole raft of other torts. Read more here . . . .
Analysis: High Court upholds 7/7 secrecy ruling Human Rights Blog, December 1st 2010
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has failed Bob Woffinden, guardian.co.uk
Terrorist jailed in 1986 contests minister's refusal to release him Guardian.co.uk
Jury summings-up should be binned, says judge UK Human Rights Blog, 24/11/10
Crime: Joint Enterprise
Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the fairness of joint enterprise prosecutions; and what responses they have made.
House of Lords / 23 Nov 2010 : Column WA295
Miscarriages of Justice
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab): What recent discussions he has had on the provision of services to people who have experienced trauma as a result of a miscarriage of justice.
House of Commons / 23 Nov 2010 : Column 157
Imprisonment for Public Protection
John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab): How many prisoners who have completed their tariff remain in prison for the purpose of public protection. [25560]
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke): On 17 November 2010, 14,680 prisoners were serving an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection, or a life sentence in prisons or secure hospitals. Of those, 6,320 are held beyond their tariff expiry date, excluding offenders who have been recalled to custody following release.
House of Commons / 23 Nov 2010 : Column 148
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What is an indeterminate sentence?
Unlike a prisoner with a determinate sentence who must be released at the end of that sentence, those sentenced to life imprisonment or an indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) have no automatic right to be released. Instead, such prisoners must serve a minimum period of imprisonment to meet the needs of retribution and deterrence. This punitive period is announced by the trial judge in open court and is known commonly as the "tariff" period.
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