Britain's highest-paid prisoners are earning more than some prison officers, with one inmate taking home nearly £37,000 last year – outstripping the salaries of midwives, biochemists and probation officers.
Tommy Robinson was today jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to contempt of court for repeating libellous allegations in his film Silenced.
"Big up Keir Starmer!" Happy inmates were greeted by high-end motors including Lamborghinis, Rolls-Royces and Bentleys as they celebrated being granted early release today by the Labour Government.
Disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been spared jail for receiving sexual images of children as young as seven from a convicted paedophile as he was handed a suspended sentence today.
When the Tories came to power in 2010, the maximum operational capacity of the prison system was 90,000. After 14 years in government, it was still 90,000 – despite population growth of more than 5 million people.
Prisoners should be allowed to jump the housing queue as part of efforts to cut crime, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said. Great idea, Sadiq. Any other ideas for rewarding crime, or should a house be enough?
A convicted drug dealer who has been freed six months early from his jail sentence says Sir Keir Starmer's early release scheme has made him a "lifelong Labour voter".
Victims of domestic violence will be having "sleepless nights" before tomorrow's mass release of prisoners, a Government adviser has warned, as a senior insider said a "high proportion" of them will be domestic abusers.
The prison population has hit a new record high after an influx of rioters were jailed or remanded after last month's disorder – as the Government prepares to release thousands of prisoners early due to overcrowding.
Two-Tier Keir is cracking down on 'far-Right' protesters who use hurty words on Twitter, while turning a blind eye to antisemitic hate, says Roger Watson. It's a clear case of 'one law for us, none for them'.
