Shortages of prison staff, mental health problems among inmates, and overcrowding, fuelled by court delays, have pushed the prison system to the brink. Now frontline workers from prison officers to ...

Peter Joyce KC has prosecuted or defended several hundred alleged murderers and sex abusers over a career spanning 56 years.

We’ve responded to Sir Brian Leveson's call for evidence for the independent review of the criminal courts.

Around 2.3 million people suffered domestic abuse in the 12 months to last March, but less than a fifth of victims report to ...

“Setting up an intermediate court will waste money, time and energy and will not tackle the problem of supply and demand. “The extra personnel, physical and financial resources that this new court ...

Urgent reform is needed to avoid another prison overcrowding crisis as rising numbers of people being recalled to prison is ...

Peter Joyce KC said years of under-investment has turned the justice system into 'a shambles' - and warned the criminal justice system could be 'on the brink of collapse'. Mr Joyce spoke out after ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Research highlights bias in the UK criminal justice system linked to stereotypes about working-class and regional accents. Non-standard accents are often ...

UK accents perceived as lower status were more often linked ... and this might have serious implications in the criminal justice system." Scientists recruited 180 participants from across Britain to ...

Released in Australia last year, the series Critical Incident stars British actor Akshay Khanna (Red, White & Royal Blue) as Senior Constable Zil Ahmed who pursues a suspect at a train station while ...