Government plans would see limit the use of short sentences and release some offenders earlier, in an attempt to ease the ...

Service bosses estimate that the additional demand on police if changes are made will cost £300 million to £400 million.

The news comes the day after it was revealed two inmates - Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, and William Smith, 35, were ...

Labour’s plans to send fewer offenders to prison will result in an extra 400,000 crimes in the first year, police leaders ...

The Sentencing Bill aims to ease the crisis in prison places by restricting the use of short sentences and strengthening ...

Labour have blamed the Conservatives for leaving the country's justice system in a poor state, but the government has been ...

As British police face criticism over clashes with mourners at a weekend vigil for murdered Londoner Sarah Everard, lawmakers ...

The Liberal government’s recently revealed bail reform bill is “a step toward a more accountable justice system,” London’s ...

The Liberal government bill would impose a new reverse onus for bail on six specific offences and toughen sentencing rules ...