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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
16 hours ago

National scandal' as ministers U-turn on lifesaving plans for overcrowded prisons

Prison fire safety measures remain inadequate, risking lives as automatic detectors are still not installed in many cells, including Clare Dupree's.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Harrow Court reopens after three years

Harrow Crown Court reopened after nearly three years, addressing significant court backlogs and modernizing the justice system.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

50,000 prisoners to be freed early in bid to tackle overcrowded jails

An emergency early-release scheme freed 48,931 prisoners in England and Wales by September 2025, allowing release after 40% of fixed-term sentences to ease overcrowding.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Catastrophic' MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than 100m

A catastrophic decision by the Ministry of Justice to sign a 10-year lease on a prison where high levels of a poisonous gas had been detected is expected to cost the UK taxpayer more than 100m, parliament's spending watchdog has concluded. The public accounts committee said the 2022 deal to rent HMP Dartmoor from the Duchy of Cornwall was signed in a blind panic by senior civil servants looking to guarantee prison places.
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UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy

Families of Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers urge Justice Secretary David Lammy to meet them as several strikers face severe illness after prolonged hunger strikes.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Ministry of Justice has failed to file spending receipts of nearly 11bn'

The Ministry of Justice failed to publish supplier spending receipts covering nearly £11bn, creating a more than two-year transparency gap.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Tory plan to scrap judge-led Sentencing Council criticised as bonkers'

A Conservative plan would abolish the independent Sentencing Council and transfer sentencing guideline powers to the Ministry of Justice, provoking strong criticism.
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1 year ago

How the UK MoJ achieved secure networks for prisons and offices with Palo Alto Networks

Three to four years ago, the MoJ worked with several managed service providers (MSPs) delivering its WAN, LAN, and secure edge, alongside a legacy MPLS network.
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