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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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JUSTICE

About 650 more prisoners due for release in England and Wales

The second of ten release dates covers sentences of 575 to 882 days; the next is 10 November.

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UK

Around 700 prisoners freed in England and Wales as release scheme begins

Rape, serious child sex offences and, since 30 August, manslaughter and several other crimes were barred from the scheme, after two rounds of exclusions announced by…

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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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