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Little to protect public from dragnet arrests in crime 'hotspots' - the overuse of remand as period to construct a charge. Poor evidence & innocent forced into plea deals Restore the principles of Equality of Arms& Adversarial Rights. Regulate private prisons.
Little to protect public from dragnet arrests in crime 'hotspots' - the overuse of remand as period to construct a charge. Poor evidence & innocent forced into plea deals Restore the principles of Equality of Arms& Adversarial Rights. Regulate private prisons.
UK use of predictive policing is racist and should be banned, says Amnesty
Exclusive: rights group says use of algorithms and data reinforces discrimination in UK policing
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February 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Little to protect public from dragnet arrests in crime 'hotspots' - the overuse of remand as period to construct a charge. Poor evidence & innocent forced into plea deals Restore the principles of Equality of Arms& Adversarial Rights. Regulate private prisons.
Little to protect public from dragnet arrests in crime 'hotspots' - the overuse of remand as period to construct a charge. Poor evidence & innocent forced into plea deals Restore the principles of Equality of Arms& Adversarial Rights. Regulate private prisons.
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A woman came into one of the private prisons (were regulation don't exist)last week. She was sent b y the magistrates 'for her own safety' as she self harms.......more
A woman came into one of the private prisons (were regulation don't exist)last week. She was sent b y the magistrates 'for her own safety' as she self harms.......more
Why are women still being sent to prison as ‘a place of safety’? | Eva Wiseman
Reports are revealing the true harm done by incarcerating women under the guise of protecting them, writes Eva Wiseman
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February 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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A woman came into one of the private prisons (were regulation don't exist)last week. She was sent b y the magistrates 'for her own safety' as she self harms.......more
A woman came into one of the private prisons (were regulation don't exist)last week. She was sent b y the magistrates 'for her own safety' as she self harms.......more
1000's arrested on little evidence, remanded no basic rights, trials weighted against the defendant - the way legal aid is calc. In this areas? You are in danger of malicious prosecution to fill private unregulated prisons & promote authoritarian agenda
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England and Wales's most dangerous streets MAPPED
It comes with Britain gripped by a crime epidemic. Labour is under pressure to get tougher on offenders to stop rates spiralling.
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February 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
1000's arrested on little evidence, remanded no basic rights, trials weighted against the defendant - the way legal aid is calc. In this areas? You are in danger of malicious prosecution to fill private unregulated prisons & promote authoritarian agenda
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They are deskbound until some demonstration happens, or someone or ones you want to teach a lesson - then let out on a string. Expendable as no career prospects, useful strategic Exocet
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Met vows to keep suspect officers away from public after court blocks their sacking
Commissioner says force in ‘hopeless position’ after being told to reinstate scores of officers who had failed its vetting
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February 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
They are deskbound until some demonstration happens, or someone or ones you want to teach a lesson - then let out on a string. Expendable as no career prospects, useful strategic Exocet
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Roll back changes to the way legal aid awards are calculated, It weights trials against the defendant. It incentives this cycle: arrest first - remand - then evidence. #privateprisonsUK
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Former chief inspector of prisons to lead capacity crisis review
Dame Anne Owers, who was HM chief inspector of prisons from 2001-2010, will lead review into handling of prison capacity
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February 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Roll back changes to the way legal aid awards are calculated, It weights trials against the defendant. It incentives this cycle: arrest first - remand - then evidence. #privateprisonsUK
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www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
#disability #privateprisons
Look to a private woman's prison. UK. A large number of inmates disabled, most mentally , a fair few physically. Little no healthcare, medication regularly withheld, suffering made fun of. Autistic woman bangs her head each night, wouldn't leave cell, so doesn't get fed.
Look to a private woman's prison. UK. A large number of inmates disabled, most mentally , a fair few physically. Little no healthcare, medication regularly withheld, suffering made fun of. Autistic woman bangs her head each night, wouldn't leave cell, so doesn't get fed.
February 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#disability #privateprisons
Look to a private woman's prison. UK. A large number of inmates disabled, most mentally , a fair few physically. Little no healthcare, medication regularly withheld, suffering made fun of. Autistic woman bangs her head each night, wouldn't leave cell, so doesn't get fed.
Look to a private woman's prison. UK. A large number of inmates disabled, most mentally , a fair few physically. Little no healthcare, medication regularly withheld, suffering made fun of. Autistic woman bangs her head each night, wouldn't leave cell, so doesn't get fed.
We need real effective regulation before SEZ, and even more private contractors. It effects every area of society, utilities, health, justice, educate. marketization emasculates governments
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Justice watchdog’s ‘absent’ leadership in disarray before review of Letby case
CCRC staff accuse former chair of ‘insensitive’ memos and incumbent chief executive of having ‘finger off the pulse’
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February 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We need real effective regulation before SEZ, and even more private contractors. It effects every area of society, utilities, health, justice, educate. marketization emasculates governments
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...
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This @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social thematic report using data from 4 women's reception prisons is a shocking read, even for those who work in the sector.
Prison is a very unsafe place for women.
Read the report here: cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...
Prison is a very unsafe place for women.
Read the report here: cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...
February 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social thematic report using data from 4 women's reception prisons is a shocking read, even for those who work in the sector.
Prison is a very unsafe place for women.
Read the report here: cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...
Prison is a very unsafe place for women.
Read the report here: cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/site...
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"‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says".
Published today, read more about @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's report 'Time to care: what helps women cope in prison?' here:
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Published today, read more about @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's report 'Time to care: what helps women cope in prison?' here:
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‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says
Inspectorate points to challenges including ban on using washing machines for knickers and difficulties with family contact
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February 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says".
Published today, read more about @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's report 'Time to care: what helps women cope in prison?' here:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Published today, read more about @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social's report 'Time to care: what helps women cope in prison?' here:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Firefighters in Oxford have refused to help shut down a student Palestine solidarity protest saying they are not "law enforcement" and their union has a "long history of supporting the right to protest, as well as peace and justice for Palestine" www.bbc.com/news/article...
FBU says firefighters should not remove pro-Palestine protestors
The head of the Fire Brigades Union said it had a "long history" of supporting the right to protest.
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January 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Firefighters in Oxford have refused to help shut down a student Palestine solidarity protest saying they are not "law enforcement" and their union has a "long history of supporting the right to protest, as well as peace and justice for Palestine" www.bbc.com/news/article...
HMP Millsike a new human warehouse has been opened, to be run by the private contractors Mitie.
Regulate or it is a race to the bottom, ever poorer services with increasing costs . That's how contractors profit & economies crumble
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Regulate or it is a race to the bottom, ever poorer services with increasing costs . That's how contractors profit & economies crumble
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Revealed: The Government Outsourced a Scandal-Hit Kids' Jail to a Struggling Company
Medway Secure Training Centre had previously been taken back into government control after it was hit by controversy.
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December 25, 2024 at 1:54 PM
HMP Millsike a new human warehouse has been opened, to be run by the private contractors Mitie.
Regulate or it is a race to the bottom, ever poorer services with increasing costs . That's how contractors profit & economies crumble
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Regulate or it is a race to the bottom, ever poorer services with increasing costs . That's how contractors profit & economies crumble
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www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec... One of a set of thee neoliberal propaganda pieces trying to sell you the shit sandwich without the bread
Court delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to plead guilty’ in England and Wales
Exclusive: Some inmates being advised to change plea to secure earlier release as backlog spirals, watchdogs say
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December 13, 2024 at 9:54 AM
www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec... One of a set of thee neoliberal propaganda pieces trying to sell you the shit sandwich without the bread
www.theguardian.com/society/2024... A problem of regulation, throwing money at it makes it worse. Legal aid regs need urgent rethinking. It discourages conscientious defence firms and predators are filling the gap. Clients, exploited by firms, incentivised financially to act against their interests
Prison population in England and Wales set to exceed 100,000 by 2029
Rising prosecutions, higher maximum sentences and soaring number of people on remand driving growth from 86,000 today
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December 6, 2024 at 8:42 AM
www.theguardian.com/society/2024... A problem of regulation, throwing money at it makes it worse. Legal aid regs need urgent rethinking. It discourages conscientious defence firms and predators are filling the gap. Clients, exploited by firms, incentivised financially to act against their interests
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Liz Kendall says young people who won’t take up work will lose benefits
Liz Kendall says young people who won’t take up work will lose benefits
Work and pensions secretary says she will transform opportunities as Starmer bemoans ‘bulging benefits bill’
Young people who refuse to take up jobs or training will lose their benefits in the government’s crackdown on worklessness, Liz Kendall has…
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November 24, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Liz Kendall says young people who won’t take up work will lose benefits