Four retired police officers are under investigation for gross misconduct for their involvement in the wrongful conviction of ...

On Monday 5 September 2022 Chris Kaba, a Black rapper from Streatham, South London, was fatally shot in the head by Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake during a police operation. This ...

Senior medical experts have challenged prosecution evidence linking Lucy Letby to the deaths of a number of babies and raised ...

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has concluded a ‘comprehensive’ inquiry, leading to four officers facing ...

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Frances Crook believes ‘politicians are still stuck in the 1950s’ when it comes to our criminal justice system. For 35 years, she has been at the helm of the Howard League for Penal Reform, trying to ...

A detainee at Brook House has been awarded over £200,000 for unlawful detention and violations of their human rights. The detainee was held at Brook House for three months, despite having a legal ...

Youth prisons were ‘unconscionable’ and the result of a ‘legacy of failure’, according to the Howard League responding to a report from the prison watchdog on the widespread use of separation of ...

Shocking new data reveals that most adult prisoners in the UK are confined to their cells for upwards of 22 hours a day severely limiting their chances for rehabilitation. The report, published this ...