Teenagers are being routinely strip-searched in a young offenders' institution despite inspectors recommending that the practice should be stopped, a report has said.Nick Hardwick,...
Thousands of offenders will avoid jail under an overhaul of sentencing powers that will focus on cutting reoffending.The sentencing Green Paper will aim to...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was preparing to meet police today over sexual assault claims.His lawyer Mark Stephens said Mr Assange was keen to discover...
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has claimed that the Government's higher education reforms would turn universities into "engines of social mobility" as he tried...
People who break the law should no longer be branded offenders, a leading criminal justice campaigner has said.Frances Crook, head of the Howard League...
Nato has drawn up contingency plans for the defence of eastern Europe from Russian military aggression, leaked US diplomatic cables revealed.British troops are among...
