Former teacher and serial paedophile, David Crowther, who sexually abused an 11-year-old boy has died in jail, in Leeds.

Lennon, who counts U.S. billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, on Thursday challenged a decision to hold him in ...

Government data has revealed that a shocking 99.5% of offenders are avoiding jail thanks to the UK's floundering criminal ... in an offender being sent to prison in the year to September 2024.

This week government figures are likely to show the prison population back to where it was before the last early release scheme. But even though hundreds of prisoners have served only 40% of ...

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The prison population stood at 87,556 as of Monday, according to new data published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). This is the highest weekly figure since the population climbed to a record ...

The number of criminals avoiding prison has nearly tripled from 2007 to 2023. It comes as a number of criminals have been given prison sentences which make a mockery out of the justice system.

Ashley Ferrie died at HMP Fosse Way, in Glen Parva, Leicestershire on 13 February 2024. The 35-year-old, from Coventry, was ...

This week government figures are likely to show the prison population back to where it was before the last early release scheme. But even though hundreds of prisoners have served only 40% of their ...

A paedophile who was jailed for abusing young boys while working as a teacher in Leeds has died in prison. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited ...