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Reporting Highlights Disparate Punishment: A ProPublica review of Alabama incarceration data showed that some immigrants received unusually long sentences, even when they had fewer prior offenses…

Lammy says jury trials will be restricted to cases where offenders likely to get sentence of more than three yearsLammy says he is going to follow…

Ministers are pushing through powers to photograph, name and shame offenders who have been ordered to complete unpaid community work in England and Wales.The sentencing bill,…

Ministers will legislate next month to abolish most short prison sentences, toughen up community punishments and introduce a Texas-inspired system whereby inmates can earn early release…

The trial of an alleged escapee who spent hours on the roof of a high-security prison in his underpants is set to be the first time…