International News
"More prisons are not the answer to punishing criminals, says poll" by Julian Glover, The Guardian
28th August 2007
A Guardian/ICM poll published today overturns the assumption that the public think tough prison sentences are the best way to tackle crime. It shows that a majority of voters think the government should scrap its prison building programme and find other ways to punish criminals.
"Crime suspects swap cells for city flats to ease prison crowding" by Richard Ford, The Times
27th August 2007
Thousands of crime suspects are to be housed in flats and houses in cities around England and Wales while awaiting trial, in an emergency measure to ease prison overcrowding.
"Indeterminate sentence reform urged", The Guardian
26th August 2007
Controversial prison sentences which have been criticised by the High Court should be "fundamentally reformed", a human rights organisation has said.
"Prison Service warned to stop using court cells overnight", The Guardian
20th August 2007
Serious concerns about housing inmates in court cells during the height of the jail overcrowding crisis were raised by watchdogs today.
"Prison officers vote to strike over pay", by James Orr, The Guardian
16th August 2007
Prison officers across England and Wales have voted for possible strike action unless their continued demand for a pay increase is met.
"Prison Population Set to Hit New Record", The Guardian
15th August 2007
The prison population could reach a new record high just weeks after the government's controversial early release scheme was introduced, it was claimed today.
"Little extra help for children in custody", The Times
13th August 2007
Government agency accused of burying research by children's experts
"£950m bill forces rethink on computer tracking of offenders" by Alan Travis, The Guardian
9th August 2007
The future of the computer system that is supposed to keep track of 300,000 offenders a year who are in prison or on probation is in doubt after ministers halted the programme this week.
"It's worth a 'spin'", by Erwin James, The Guardian
7th August 2007
Prisoners don't like having their cells - or their bodies - searched, but Erwin James argues that abandoning spins and strips would be foolish
"Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen", The Times
6th August 2007
The Republic of Ireland's first Inspector of Prisons who confounded expectations by a succession of reports calling attention to the deplorable state of the country's prisons
