There has been a large increase from previous years Over 100 prisoners have been mistakenly released in England and Wales in the last nine months, as per reports. Meanwhile, since April 2024, roughly 365 prisoners have been released mistakenly from prisons in England and Wales, with accidental releases skyrocketing in recent years. Official numbers from […]
2 months ago
The move is hoped to reduce a backlog in pending trials Jury trials could be scrapped for most crimes under a new government initiative. Justice Secretary David Lammy is trying to reduce a backlog of pending trials by removing juries from most trials in the UK, as reported by The Times. The outlet claimed to […]
2 months ago
It comes just days after the accidental release of a migrant sex offender in HMP Chelmsford. A manhunt is underway after a foreign prisoner was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth, police have said. In a statement, a Met Police spokesperson said a 24-year-old Algerian man had been released in error on Wednesday, October 29, but […]
3 months ago
It hopes to tackle reoffending The Justice Secretary has said that chemical suppressants for sexual offenders will be trialled in north-west and north-east England in an effort to minimise reoffending. Following an independent sentencing review conducted in May, the government has decided to expand the pilot from four prisons in the south-west to 20 prisons. […]
4 months ago
‘That was a mistake and I’m sorry,’ Lammy said at the Jewish festival Limmud David Lammy has apologised for nominating Jeremy Corbyn for Labour’s top seat back in 2015, while also stating he is “staggered” that people with antisemitic views remain in the party. Speaking at the Limmud festival, a Jewish event which took place […]
4 years ago
It’s been a year since the murder of George Floyd, what’s changed? JOE spoke to Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy to hear his view
5 years ago