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BBC fans prepare to 'binge' harrowing drama as release date revealed
Unforgivable is a harrowing original drama from Time screenwriter Jimmy McGovern, and is set and revolving around the prison ...
Trackers under skin, robot prison wardens: In UK, vision for justice takes ‘dystopian’ turn
The UK’s Labour government is battling a shortage of both the space to hold prisoners and officials to oversee them.
New 'Cognify' tech supposedly allows prisoners to complete years of social rehabilitation in minutes
Claims about a brain implant technology that compresses prison sentences into minutes are based on a concept, not actual ...
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Drugs epidemic making jails 'impossible to run' as seizures by prison officers reach record levels
The prevalence of illegal drugs in UK jails is making it “almost impossible” to run prisons positively, experts have warned.
Mum sentenced for hiding stillborn babies' bodies
A mum who hid the remains of her two stillborn babies inside her home has been given a suspended prison sentence. Egle ...
Prisons under siege from sky: Drones dropping zombie knives and kilos of drugs into UK prisons, watchdog warns
Criminal gangs are using drones to drop packages of up to 10 kilograms of drugs into prisons where the overwhelming amount of ...
Harrowing BBC drama starring Line of Duty actor gets major update
The three-part series, which also stars Anna Friel and David Threlfall, will be available to stream on iPlayer ...
Albanian with 50 convictions can stay in UK as crimes ‘not extreme enough’
An Albanian burglar with almost 50 convictions has been allowed to stay in the UK after a judge found his crimes were not ...
Mother who hid stillborn babies in her Bridgend home given suspended prison sentence
Egle Zilinskaite hid the bodies of two full-term babies inside her home in Bridgend after she delivered them “alone and without medical support”. | ITV News Wales ...