Prison Capacity Breakpoint Reached This Summer Unless Action Is Taken
Government prison reforms avert a capacity crisis. What sentencing changes, recall rules and prison expansion mean for criminal defence cases.
Government prison reforms avert a capacity crisis. What sentencing changes, recall rules and prison expansion mean for criminal defence cases.
Armed Forces justice reforms expand police powers and victim protections, with major implications for service personnel accused of serious or sexual offences.
Plans for a “British FBI” could transform policing in England and Wales, raising major questions about surveillance, accountability and criminal defence.
Lucy Letby will face no new charges, but debate continues over her existing convictions as campaigners push for a Court of Appeal review.
Calls to reduce police forces raise major questions about accountability, technology-led policing and the impact on criminal investigations and defendants’ rights.