Prisons set to run out of spaces again within a year despite early release scheme, MPs warn
Many prisoner are living in ‘inhumane conditions’ and the government must act now to avert disaster, the Public Accounts Committee has warned ...
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Lord Timpson speaks on early releases at Suffolk prison
The minister for prisons James Timpson OBE has said early releases of inmates are necessary to as he visited Highpoint prison near Newmarket.
Prison fights and violence surge as warning issued over 'pressure cooker' jails
MPs have warned the prison service is operating 'hand to mouth' as it scrambles from one crisis to another - with jails set to run out of space again next year ...
Prisons face ‘total gridlock’ in 2026 amid failure to increase capacity – MPs
A Westminster committee said lives are being increasingly put at risk by the Government’s historic failures to increase capacity.
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'It's hard to see daylight at the end of the tunnel': Inside HMP Highpoint amid prisons crisis
we also need tough sentences outside of prisons," Prisons Minister Lord Timpson told ITV News Political Correspondent Shehab Khan. Former CEO of shoe repair chain Timpson's, Lord Timpson was a ...
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Cheshire blazing a trail on getting ex-offenders into work
He is working closely with Cheshire-based Lord James Timpson from the pioneering retailer which employs ex-offenders, and is now a government minister. Sir Phil Redmond, creator of such socially ...
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HMP Highpoint set to become 'UK's largest jail'
A rural prison is to increase its capacity by more than 50% to become "the UK's largest" jail, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. Three four-storey houseblocks will be built at HMP Highpoint in ...
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Government to consult on cohabitation rights
The government has confirmed that it will launch a consultation on strengthening the rights of cohabiting couples later this year Lord Timpson (pictured), speaking in the House of Lords, stated that ...