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Criminal justice system

Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness
Barbed wire on a wall at a prison
Prisons

Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness

Thousands of prisoners will be released early with prisons in England and Wales nearly at capacity. Frontline charities fear it could mean more offenders end up homeless on release
Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will 'destroy homeless people's spirits', MPs warned
rough sleepers risk being criminalised by the Vagrancy Act
Homelessness

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will 'destroy homeless people's spirits', MPs warned

How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there's more to life than crime
Perth Prison: Inmates taking part in Beside Me
prisons

How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there's more to life than crime

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates 'a second chance'
Prisons

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates 'a second chance'

How young people in prison are getting a fresh start by giving free haircuts to homeless people
Rehabilitation

How young people in prison are getting a fresh start by giving free haircuts to homeless people

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I spent 10 years working as a prison officer. The impact of staff cuts and reduced funding has been devastating
Alex South portrait, brown hair black top
Alex South

I spent 10 years working as a prison officer. The impact of staff cuts and reduced funding has been devastating

Philippe Moryoussef is on the run for a crime that might not exist. It's a scandal that leads back to the centre of the 2008 financial crisis
Graphic of Philippe Moryoussef and Rigged book cover on green background
Criminal justice

Philippe Moryoussef is on the run for a crime that might not exist. It's a scandal that leads back to the centre of the 2008 financial crisis

How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction
Jobs advice

How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords
Illustration of a person bending bars
Criminal justice system

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords

How the UK prison system 'sets people up to fail'
prison
Prisons

How the UK prison system 'sets people up to fail'

What will 2023 hold for climate activists? The trial of seven 'suffragettes' may offer clues
Ocean Rebellion
Protest

What will 2023 hold for climate activists? The trial of seven 'suffragettes' may offer clues

Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time
Prison system

Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time

I was a lawyer in the Colston Four trial. History is not being erased, but given full voice
colston four
Raj Chada

I was a lawyer in the Colston Four trial. History is not being erased, but given full voice

Changemakers 2022: Prison System
Changemakers 2022

Changemakers 2022: Prison System

How many lies has Boris Johnson told from the Conservative Party conference?
Politics

How many lies has Boris Johnson told from the Conservative Party conference?

The Big Issue meets The Angola 3 survivors: "We knew we would never give up"
News

The Big Issue meets The Angola 3 survivors: "We knew we would never give up"

Albert Woodfox: '43 years of solitary confinement and they did not break me'
News

Albert Woodfox: '43 years of solitary confinement and they did not break me'