Police & Prisons

Articles

4 Mar 2014

New sexual offences guidelines: a step in the right direction

Tougher sentences for sex crimes recognises the seriousness of these offences but they don't provide all the answers, says Maryam Syed

10 Jul 2013

Case in point | A 'Jailhouse Rock' for 2013

If inmates are allowed to have children with their wives by IVF why can't they be allowed to have intercourse, asks Richard Easton

8 Jul 2013

Does Taser use breach fundamental human rights?

There needs to be a syncronisation of traning for police across the country before Taser use can be regulated properly, says Sophie Khan

4 Jul 2013

Circuit judges attack cuts to judicial review and prison law

'Impossible' for genuine judicial review claimants to find lawyers

24 May 2013

Update | PACE: necessity of arrest, 17-year-olds in custody and police retention of data

Jill Lorimer considers changes to the necessity ?of arrest, 17-year-olds ?in custody and police ?retention of data

17 May 2013

Case in point | The power of autonomy

America may force-feed hunger-striking Guantánamo prisoners, but courts in England and Wales place a greater emphasis on self-determination. Richard Easton reports

3 May 2013

Behind bars | Give prisoners more, not less

Stripping prisoners of recreational privileges wont solve recidivism. If the government had any insight into prison life they would understand, says Jeannie Mackie

9 Apr 2013

Custody calculations

Philip Rule explains why changing prisoner release dates in the court's back office cannot be considered lawful