Mark Fairhurst: “I do not fear the law. I will accept the consequences”
The national chair of the Prison Officers’ Association on the next prison officers’ strike.
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Robert Jenrick and the myth of “two-tier justice”
New sentencing guidelines have become the tool of cynical politicians playing divide-and-conquer politics.
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Penal populism has broken Britain’s prisons
Lazy “tough on crime” rhetoric has led to a crisis of overcrowding.
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Letter of the week: Systemic problems, holistic solutions
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Is Labour prepared to be radical to solve the prisons crisis?
Sentencing reform is a tough sell for the law-and-order loving British public.
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How to fix the prisons crisis
The political bidding war over tougher sentences must end.
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Inside Britain’s prisons crisis
Austerity has reduced a working system to one of ungovernable horrors.
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Sing Sing is a tender portrait of creativity behind bars
The film stars former inmates playing themselves as they stage a performance on the inside.
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The prison system is broken
Prisons inspector Charlie Taylor on jails failing inmates and society.
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Can Labour end our national addiction to prison?
The new government should focus on reducing demand on our prisons rather than expensively building new ones.
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How Labour will deal with the prisons crisis
The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been told that space will run out in less than three weeks.
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Britain’s prisons are at breaking point
Labour must address the overcrowding crisis, however unpalatable the solutions.
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PMQs review: Sunak and Starmer need to grow up
Government scrutiny is being lost in the attempt to score rhetorical points.
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Esther McVey’s war on rainbow lanyards and homeless prisoners
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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