Prison
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Labour has 'no choice' but to free prisoners who've served 40% of sentence, charity says
The Howard League for Penal Reform tells Yahoo News how the prison system has been left to 'crumble' and that many people 'shouldn't be there'.
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Charles Bronson loses latest appeal to leave prison
Britain's most notorious prisoner has lost his latest appeal after spending nearly 50 years behind bars.
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Number of prisoners yet to be found guilty of a crime hits 50-year high
Figures were below 10,000 before the pandemic but they have now almost reached 15,000.
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Inside filthy London prison where inmates are locked in ‘dirty, graffiti-covered cells’ for 22 hours a day
Wandsworth Prison has been harshly criticised by inspectors in recent years.
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Bill Cosby to have a party to mark 1st anniversary of prison release
"I'm a free man, you know," Cosby said in newly shared footage from his drive home from prison one year ago today.
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Police launch manhunt to find rapist who fled prison while on day release
Sean Phipps, 51, who has been convicted for kidnap and rape, has been on the run since last Wednesday.
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VideoRussian prosecutors ask court for longer sentence for Kremlin critic Navalny
Russian prosecutors asked a court on Tuesday to sentence jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to an additional 13 years on fraud and contempt of court charges and to move him to a maximum security prison, Navalny's spokeswoman said.