Residents living in the shadow of a cemetery where developers want to construct luxury homes over dead bodies have blamed their council of ‘taking them for fools’ after it emerged a full exhumation did not take place as promised. Calls are mounting to stop the council’s plans to build 20 homes over 11 ‘sacred’ gravestones, includingContinue reading “Old Burial Site To Be Turned Into Luxury Homes”
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Tommy Robinson Is Set To Be Released From Prison
Tommy Robinson is expected to be released from prison within the next week after his 18-month sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court was reduced by four months at the High Court. Robinson, whose actual name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was detained in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021, whichContinue reading “Tommy Robinson Is Set To Be Released From Prison”
Chelmsford Prisoner Dies After Choking On Food
A resident at HMP Chelmsford died in hospital after having a choking episode. Peter Dickson, 66, was at the Category B prison when he was rushed to Broomfield Hospital last month. Mr Dickson, whose reason for being a resident at the prison is not known, was said to have had a choking episode at theContinue reading “Chelmsford Prisoner Dies After Choking On Food”
Probation Officers Will No Longer Supervise Freed Prisoners
Under significant reforms snuck out by the government, released criminals will no longer be monitored by probation authorities until the completion of their terms. After being released from prison, offenders had to be in constant communication with the probation department until the judge’s sentence expired, but now, in the majority of cases, supervision will endContinue reading “Probation Officers Will No Longer Supervise Freed Prisoners “
A Convicted Burglar Who Was Stabbed 16 Times In A Prison Canteen Is Suing The Ministry Of Justice For £5 Million After Being Left Wheelchair-Bound
A convicted burglar who was left wheelchair-bound and ‘unable to work’ after being stabbed 16 times whilst working in a prison canteen is suing the Ministry of Justice for a massive £5 million in compensation. But government lawyers say that because burglar Steven Wilson, 36, had ‘next to no history’ of having earned an honest penny inContinue reading “A Convicted Burglar Who Was Stabbed 16 Times In A Prison Canteen Is Suing The Ministry Of Justice For £5 Million After Being Left Wheelchair-Bound”
The Ministry Of Justice Accidentally Leaks That Prison And Probation Staff Levels Are Dangerously Low
The Ministry of Justice accidentally divulged that prison and probation service staffing levels were approaching dangerously low levels. In an obvious blunder, the MoJ aired its concerns in the description of a recruitment contract on the government procurement website. The £8 million contract blamed government commitments on prison expansion and high staff attrition for theContinue reading “The Ministry Of Justice Accidentally Leaks That Prison And Probation Staff Levels Are Dangerously Low”
The UK’s Biggest Prison Is Being Built Near Jamie Oliver’s £6 Million House
Britain’s largest prison could be built just four miles from Jamie Oliver’s £6 million rural dwelling in England’s most photographed village. The TV chef and his family face having their lives turned upside down by the monumental building on the doorstep of his mansion, which is located close to the idyllic village of Finchingfield. TheContinue reading “The UK’s Biggest Prison Is Being Built Near Jamie Oliver’s £6 Million House”
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Accused Of Hurling Tomatoes At Civil Servants From Pret a Manger Salad
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is facing a string of claims that he mistreated civil servants amid reports he angrily hurled tomatoes and has been nicknamed ‘The Incinerator’. It follows claims that Ministry of Justice staff was offered a way out of the department when Dominic Raab was reinstated as Justice Secretary amid apparent concernsContinue reading “Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Accused Of Hurling Tomatoes At Civil Servants From Pret a Manger Salad”
The Ministry Of Justice Has Paid £660,000 In Damages
The Ministry of Justice has been forced to pay out compensation to seventeen staff contaminated by dirty needles in drug-ridden prisons over the past six months. Settlements, including legal costs, came to £660,000 from 2016 to 2021 after staff contracted diseases like hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV on the job from sharps injuries. NeedleContinue reading “The Ministry Of Justice Has Paid £660,000 In Damages”
Three-Quarters Of BBC TV Licence Fee Convictions Are Women
The BBC has said it will investigate whether the enforcement of TV licence fee payments discriminates against females after figures revealed women make up three-quarters of convictions. The corporation’s latest data showed that women made up 76 per cent of the 52,376 people convicted for TV licence evasion in 2020. The BBC agreed to carryContinue reading “Three-Quarters Of BBC TV Licence Fee Convictions Are Women”