Parole board to announce whether mother of Baby P will be granted early release

Connelly, 40, was jailed in 2008 over the youngster’s death after pleading guilty to causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person. She was…

Dominic Raab: Police, prosecutors and courts are letting down victims of crime

Pre-recorded cross-examinations Mr Raab announced that hundreds more victims of rape and modern slavery will be able to give their evidence in advance via video to spare…

Murderer who carved swastikas into victim’s body must stay behind bars, rules Dominic Raab

The Ministry of Justice said Mr Raab “has repeatedly said that he wants the parole process to take a more precautionary approach when it comes to protecting…

Dominic Raab overrules Parole Board ruling and blocks release of Steven Ling to open prison

Joanne’s mother, Doreen Soulsby, wrote to Mr Raab and won the support of MPs across the political spectrum, demanding that Ling remain in a closed prison. On…

Ukrainian MPs treated to the comic stylings of Steampunk Angie and Foxtons estate agent

With the Prime Minister away in the Gulf, attempting to end the West’s addiction to Russian oil and gas by replacing it with Saudi oil and gas,…

Don’t lecture me on plight of refugees, says Dominic Raab

Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, has unveiled plans that will allow more than 200,000 Ukrainian refugees to come to the UK, including extended family members and sponsored…

Take a look inside the ‘super prison’ of the future, with all the mod cons but no ‘cells’

Asked about the rebranded language in the prisons, the Deputy Prime Minister said: “I am interested in punishment because that is what the public expects. I am…

We won’t let oligarchs use ‘deep pockets’ to silence critics, says Dominic Raab

Oligarchs will be prevented from using their “deep pockets” to silence critics, Dominic Raab has said. The Justice Secretary promised measures, to be announced shortly, that will…

My plan for pool tables in prisons will give inmates a better shot at rehabilitation, says Dominic Raab

“Because all of these things are linked. You are not going to get offenders doing courses or into work if they have got high-level dependency and addictions…

Tuesday morning UK news briefing: Historic sentencing reforms

It is the biggest change to the justice system in 140 years. Magistrates are to be given powers to jail criminals for up to a year in…

Government to introduce prison league tables which measure drug use and rehabilitation figures

Today, I am setting out the Government’s new strategy for prisons – to build more cells to protect the public, and reform the regime so offenders are…