Chris Grayling, the Lord Chancellor, sworn to uphold the rule of law, hurtles down the road towards injustice for victims and defendants.
A protest march against the Global Law Summit in London symbolises the relevance of the Magna Carta.
Abuse at Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre is finally mainstream news. When a woman died at Yarl’s Wood in 2014, a woman who knew her inside spoke by phone to Jennifer Allsopp.
For years women locked up inside Yarl’s Wood, a UK government lock-up in Bedfordshire, have complained of racist abuse, sexual abuse and shoddy medical treatment. Now there is video evidence. WATCH ‘INSIDE YARL’S WOOD’ CHANNEL 4 NEWS
Inside and outside prison, Travellers have particular vulnerabilities.
Sending children to prison may make them more likely to commit sexual offences in adulthood, Britain’s first independent review of sex behind bars has found.
The European Court of Human Rights has yet again ruled that the UK violated prisoners' rights by denying them the right to vote. Still, the Coalition government resists.
The UK government makes it easy for the super-rich to harm their domestic employees. One small amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill could make a big difference, but ministers seem strangely reluctant.
The system of asylum in the UK pushes mental fortitude to its limits.
New report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons on Campsfield House, run by outsourcer Mitie, reveals:• 16 year old detained ‘by mistake’• Torture victims held in defiance of Home Office rules• Dirty, overcrowded accommodation
Government complacency puts prisoner safety and public health at risk.
Chris Grayling and the Ministry of Justice, through their “commercial brand” Just Solutions international, expect to make millions helping the Saudi prison service.
