4 articles
• via BBC News
A drug-driver kills three in a high-speed crash, serves one-third of his sentence, then deports under prison space rules. Victims learn last, exposing justice prioritised for capacity over accountability.
• via BBC News
An 18-year-old guard's affair with a burglar inmate led to drugs, phones, and informant betrayal at G4S-run HMP Five Wells. Recruitment of inexperienced teens amid shortages reveals systemic prison security collapse.
• via the Guardian
England and Wales saw 103 prisoners freed by error since April, a 128% annual rise, with two still at large. Justice Secretary Lammy's downward trend claim ignores climbing numbers and public safety gaps.
• via The Guardian
Erroneous prisoner releases have surged 128% amid overcrowding and staff shortages, exposing bipartisan failures in the UK's justice infrastructure. This routine dysfunction erodes public safety and institutional trust without accountability.