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JUSTICE

Offenders who refuse sentencing face cell confinement, lost visits

Judges will also be able to remove prison privileges for almost three months, with visits from prisoners’ children exempt.

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Entrance of the Courts of Justice building in Truro, Cornwall, which houses Truro Crown Court, shown as an example of a Crown Court building
CRIME & SAFETY

Specialist rape courts to open across England and Wales

A new Rape Justice Taskforce will bring together criminal justice leaders to tackle the rising rate of postponed rape trials, the Ministry of Justice said.

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