criminal justice Articles

The attorney general should not preen himself in the press for his recent success in lengthening jail sentences for robbers and burglars. Instead he should tackle the unduly lenient sentences handed out for domestic abuse – as the Tories’ election manifesto pretended...

Vulnerable victims believe that the establishment covers up when highly placed men are accused of sexual abuse, and the Lowell Goddard inquiry seems to confirm that they are right. Ever more colour is added to their fears when each time a celebrity is acquitted of sex...

This afternoon I will introduce a debate in Westminster Hall to challenge ministers on their Transforming Rehabilitation programme. In June last year the government abolished the probation service we have had for over 100 years. Probation trusts around the country...

The difficulties that beleaguered prisons face are well documented in numerous official inquiries alongside a plethora of books by famous, and infamous, former prisoners. In light of this, is there anything new or interesting to be said? Fortunately for Denis...