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In the Oscar winning film The Third Man, made in 1949, actor Orson Welles was playing the leading role of the baddie, Harry Lime. At the end of the film,…

Our understanding of London’s evolution under the Romans has taken a major leap forwards after a major discovery underneath the basement of an office block near Bank Station. It has…

I hasten to add I do not find them appealing in the biblical sense, not that witches are necessarily biblical at all, but in the legal way. There are two…

For sometime now I have been intrigued by the subject of rehabilitation and the arts . I was particularly interested in the questions, where does art fit within the criminal…

Jacob Dunne, now, 23, Author of Right from wrong spoke at the Media trust conference hosted by the criminal justice alliance, Warner brothers and the media trust. The criminal justice…

Should more prisoners in the UK be sent to open prisons? David Gauke, former justice secretary, thinks so. He believes that expanding open prisons could help tackle overcrowding and reduce…

Anyone who knows me would say I am always happy to help at any time. That is provided it is nothing difficult or time consuming. Or costly, or involving a…

The government has blocked 128 prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms from moving to open conditions in the past 12 months. Figures obtained in response to a parliamentary question show…

photo of Fred Ankrah The American Bully is a breed of dog originating from the United States and has been at the height of current controversy as it has been…

18% of prisoners, over 16,000 people, have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, according to figures released. Back in 2020 there were just 7,600, but the number is still lower…