Passengers using London’s Euston railway station will be allowed to board some services early in an attempt to ease persistent overcrowding. Network Rail has said it would allow passengers to….
Potential non-custodial measures could include ‘nudge’ technology, sobriety tags or home detention curfews
Overcrowding, ageing and creaking infrastructure and shortage of staff were some of the problems witnessed by members of the parliamentary portfolio committee on correctional services during a visit to some….
Emergency measures have been activated by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are being sentenced for their role in the recent unrest. Shabana Mahmood,….
The launch of an emergency plan to avoid prison overcrowding in England could be announced as soon as Monday, the Prison Officers’ Association has said. The longstanding measure, known as….
The Labour government, which took power this past week, said it had been forced into the move because previous Conservative administrations had let the issue fester.
Justice secretary set to announce plans on prison overcrowding crisis The Justice Secretary is set to announce plans on Friday to address prison overcrowding in England and Wales, with fears….
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LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities say massive overcrowding, insufficient exits, and other factors contributed to a deadly stampede at a religious festival in Northern India that killed at least 121….
About 250,000 people had gathered at the Hindu religious congregation in northern India where 121 people died in a crowd crush, triple the capacity permitted by authorities, a police report….
