20 h. ago Voices: I’ve spent decades inside prisons – here’s how I’ll fix them for good

In light of the Gauke sentencing review, prisons minister Lord Timpson explains why, to end the perma-crisis in our justice system, we must now embark on the largest expansion of jail places since the Victorian era

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22 h. ago Would shorter prison sentences ‘spark a crime wave’? Here’s what the evidence says

The final report of the Independent Sentencing Review proposed the most significant reforms since the 1990s

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40 h. ago Experts ‘would refuse to take part’ in mandatory castration for sex offenders

Leading figures say compulsory program is ‘ethically unsound’ and would be challenged in courtsExplainer: What are the ‘radical’ proposed reforms to UK criminal sentencing?Leading experts on the use of chemical castration for managing sexual offenders have said they would refuse to be part of any programme in the UK that makes the intervention compulsory.Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, confirmed in the Commons on Thursday that she was examining whether she could force offenders, including paedophiles, to take pills or injections to suppress “problematic sexual arousal”. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Exactly how chemical castration works and who would be forced to do it

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is exploring plans to make chemical castration mandatory for paedophiles and rapists under plans to curb sex offenders' vile urges

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49 h. ago Do you think sex offenders should be castrated? Take our poll and have your say

The government is exploring chemical castration as a way to curb sexual offending, with Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood pushing for it to become mandatory for some offenders. Do you think such drastic action is the answer?

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49 h. ago What does the sentencing review mean for prisons as chemical castration considered for sex offenders

Former Tory justice secretary David Gauke has called for overhaul of justice system in major sentencing review

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50 h. ago UK politics live: Chemical castration considered for sex offenders as review reveals prison capacity crisis

An independent review has recommended that prisoners be released for good behaviour and shorter sentences of less than 12 months to be scrapped

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50 h. ago Sex offenders could face mandatory chemical castration as blueprint to ease jails crisis unveiled

Voluntary chemical castration to suppress the sexual drive of sex offenders will also be rolled out to prisons across England

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51 h. ago Plans to use mandatory chemical castration on serious sexual offenders after prison review

Long-awaited review by former Tory justice secretary David Gauke says government must stop ‘over-reliance’ on jail time to tackle overcrowding

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52 h. ago Worst sex offenders could face mandatory chemical castration as blueprint to ease jails crisis unveiled

Voluntary chemical castration to suppress the sexual drive of sex offenders will be rolled out to prisons across England

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53 h. ago Fewer criminals to serve jail time under proposals to end prison overcrowding

Five key proposals put forward by the independent sentencing review are expected to cut the prison population by around 9,800.

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