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UK criminal justice

24 July 2024

  • Allan Marshall

    Family of Allan Marshall to sue prison service in Scotland over 2015 death in custody

    Police and Crown Office also to face legal action in bid to hold authorities accountable

23 July 2024

  • Wind turbines and electricity pylons

    A fruitful protest in Wales that did not cause misery for others

    Letter: Richard Bonfield recalls how he organised a peaceful gathering that led to an inquiry and, ultimately, victory for local people

22 July 2024

  • Anonymous woman silhouetted against window blinds

    Violence against women a ‘national emergency’ in England and Wales, police say

    National Police Chiefs’ Council analysis reveals 2m women a year estimated to be victims of male violence
  • Yvette Cooper outside Downing Street

    Yvette Cooper could abandon law that criminalised peaceful protests

    Civil group Liberty has adjourned legal hearing over contentious legislation to allow talks with ministers to open
  • Martin Jones

    Cut ‘unsustainable’ probation workload in England and Wales, urges watchdog

    Inspector says monitoring after short sentences could be stopped and youth services could take on some cases

21 July 2024

  • Sonia Sodha

    Yes, five years in jail is too harsh, but the Just Stop Oil Five shouldn’t have done it

    Sonia Sodha
  • Andrew Malkinson outside the Royal Courts of Justice flanked by supporters carrying plackards, one of which reads ‘Innocent and not the only one’

    The Observer view: Criminal Cases Review Commission needs reform and a new leader

20 July 2024

  • Mark Olden

    The truth about this unsolved murder is finally coming to light. Here’s what it reveals about racism in Britain

    Mark Olden
    Kelso Cochrane was stabbed to death in 1959. After 65 years, newly released files show the Met still has questions to answer, says journalist and author Mark Olden

19 July 2024

  • Andrew Malkinson pumps his fist outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London

    Andrew Malkinson calls for CCRC chief executive to resign

    Exclusive: Demand by victim of wrongful conviction comes after role Karen Kneller played in handling his case revealed
  • An activist hangs a Just Stop Oil banner on an overhead gantry on the M25 as traffic passes by

    Just Stop Oil jail terms raise questions over harsh treatment of protesters

    Lengthy prison sentences seen by many as heavy-handed and prompt comparisons with other offences
  • Illustration: Guardian Design/Alamy

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘How do I heal?’: the long wait for justice after a black man dies in police custody – podcast

    The true number of black people who have died after contact with the police has been hidden, while their families are faced with delays and denials. By Raekha Prasad

18 July 2024

  • Andrew Malkinson and supporters outside the high court

    For many, Andrew Malkinson’s case a sign the CCRC has lost its way

  • A handout photo of Helen Pitcher

    CCRC chair rejects minister’s call to resign over Andrew Malkinson case

  • A prison security gate

    MoJ cuts maximum time high-risk offenders spend in hostel supervision

  • Andrew Malkinson

    Britain’s system for tackling wrongful convictions failed me spectacularly. Overhaul the CCRC now

    Andrew Malkinson

  • ‘Catalogue of failures’: watchdog missed chances to help Andrew Malkinson, report finds

  • About 5,500 prisoners to be released early in England and Wales

  • How did the CCRC handle Andrew Malkinson’s three appeal applications?

  • Teenager kills himself at Scottish young offender institution

16 July 2024

  • HMP Wandsworth prison

    Rishi Sunak ‘risked breaching legal responsibilities over prison crisis’

    Exclusive: leaked letters said without urgent action the system in England and Wales would reach ‘critical failure’
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