Prisons
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Why Kim Kardashian West went to the White House
In Depth The reality TV star’s surprise summit with Trump focused on prison reforms
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Brexit: prisoners ‘could fill immigration work gap’
Speed Read Justice secretary says offenders would boost catering, agriculture and construction workforce
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How photocopiers are reducing drug use in prisons
Speed Read Inmates have been getting high by smoking letters soaked in psychoactive substances
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M25 rapist Antoni Imiela dies in jail while awaiting parole decision
Speed Read The 63-year-old was serving seven life sentences for sex attacks on victims as young as ten
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Inmate given ‘indefinite' IPP sentence to go free after 11 years
In Depth James Ward was convicted of minor assault, but a now-banned public protection scheme kept him behind bars for an extra ten years
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Britain's IPP prisoners shackled with indefinite terms
In Depth Imprisonment for Public Protection was scrapped in 2012, but more than 3,000 remain in custody
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Prison governors' chief blames ministers for jail crisis
Speed Read 'Perverse' reforms have contributed to a 'toxic mix' of pressures, says Andrea Albutt
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Charles Bronson proposes to Coronation Street actress
Speed Read Britain's most notorious criminal pops the question to girlfriend Paula Williamson during phone call from jail
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Ian Huntley 'tells inmates to call him Lian'
Speed Read Soham murderer reportedly signing pictures with 'feminised version of his name'
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Prisons in need of 'profound' shift to prevent suicides
Speed Read Howard League calls for reform after 119 prisoners in England and Wales took their lives last year
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Prison suicides at record levels in England and Wales
Speed Read Ministry of Justice report shows rise in number of prisoners killing themselves, with assaults and self-harm also up
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Prison numbers should be halved, senior politicians say
Speed Read Nick Clegg, Ken Clarke and Jacqui Smith join forces to demand UK jail system is reformed
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How did Pentonville fugitives escape?
Speed Read Jailbreak of two dangerous prisoners triggers warning from prison governors that worse is to come
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Investigation launched into Bedford prison 'riot'
Speed Read Reports say 200 inmates were involved in six-hour disturbance at Category B jail
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