The backlog is documented, debated and unresolved. It has been for years. Most people in and around the legal profession ...

This was driven not only by capacity issues at nearby hospitals – for example because a nearby unit had shut down – but also ...

‘Deep-rooted’ issues in the criminal justice system have led to an ‘unacceptably high’ number of prisoners being release by ...

The government has announced an urgent Action Plan for HMP Woodhill after inspectors found the prison ‘not safe’ due to high ...

Andrew Malkinson has called for those responsible for his wrongful conviction to be ‘held to account’ following the ...

Widespread drug use, violence, and a failing regime continue to destabilise HMP Manchester, according to a report from His ...

Secondary suspects’ in joint enterprise murder convictions have seen a dramatic increase in sentence lengths over the last ...

Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...

Monday, April 20: Cover-ups, jailhouse snitches & scapegoats. It’s the biggest ever issue of PROOF – 124 pages – featuring ...

More accountability and urgent reform have been called for following the publication of the Southport Inquiry report on Monday. The inquiry found that the 2024 Southport attack was ‘foreseeable and ...

A murderer whose crimes were made into an ITV drama has successfully appealed his conviction and now faces a retrial.