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Inside the trial of the ‘Barclays Seven’ Extinction Rebellion activists
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Inside the trial of the ‘Barclays Seven’ Extinction Rebellion activists

Seven women have been spared prison after smashing the windows of Barclays’ London HQ in a climate protest. Their story tells us how the future of protest may play out

Exclusive: Suella Braverman claims to have contributed to a legal textbook. The author says she didn’t.
Trust in politics

Exclusive: Suella Braverman claims to have contributed to a legal textbook. The author says she didn’t.

The book’s author says Braverman made “no written or editorial contribution”, and simply did some photocopying

Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West

Writer Andy West teaches philosophy in prison. He also has personal experience of life on the inside, as his father, uncle and brother all spent time in jail. He has written a memoir on the subject, and selects here five books about punishment, redemption and progress in the penal system

6 reasons criminal barristers are on strike indefinitely
Strike action

6 reasons criminal barristers are on strike indefinitely

Met Police slammed for secrecy over cost of failed Sarah Everard vigil appeals
Met Police

Met Police slammed for secrecy over cost of failed Sarah Everard vigil appeals

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If we’re going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners
John Bird

If we’re going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners

I was an Old Bailey judge. Here’s what really goes on in court
Books

I was an Old Bailey judge. Here’s what really goes on in court

How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
Social Justice

How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth

Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time
Prison system

Prisoners to be offered apprenticeships for the first time

Organisers of Sarah Everard vigil take Met Police to court over handling of event
Violence Against Women

Organisers of Sarah Everard vigil take Met Police to court over handling of event

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

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

Activists cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol
Black Lives Matter

Activists cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol

An Insulate Britain activist who missed her court date to block a train has been jailed
Insulate Britain

An Insulate Britain activist who missed her court date to block a train has been jailed

New Holloway Prison site will have homes for women leaving the justice system
Housing

New Holloway Prison site will have homes for women leaving the justice system

How Covid reshaped suspects’ rights in police custody
Social Justice

How Covid reshaped suspects’ rights in police custody