Lord Chief Justice suggests free vote on murder reform
By Eric McGraw
Lord Judge the Lord Chief Justice has said he would like a free vote in Parliament on the reform of murder law.

At his annual press conference in December, Lord Judge told representatives from the national media that the laws on murder
were a ‘political hot potato’.

He said: ‘Murder of course is always an exceptionally serious offence; but like every offence, it varies in its culpability and seriousness’. read full article

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Charles Hanson examines the flawed case of the polygraph

A2nd-Chance
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O Brave New World
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Former lifer William Rogers reflects on the highs and lows of freedom

Women’s Institute goes to Prison
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Right, 10 years ago the Judge didn’t like what you’d done, so sentenced you to 3 years.

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By Diane Curry OBE
As a society we cannot continue to look for a singular cause for destructive behaviour displayed by so many young people but must recognise our collective responsibility

Prison Widow
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First and foremost, I would like to wish my readers a Happy … Same Year!

Month by Month
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The Riots
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Terry Waite writes his monthly column for Inside Time

Release and recall - two years on
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Brits abroad
By Carla Riozzi
The likelihood is that if you are arrested abroad, you are going to spend a significant amount of time in a foreign prison in unpleasant conditions and face a number of difficulties during your sentance

Police Property Act 1897
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Adjudications - fighting your corner
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Clinical claims on the rise
By Tim Davies
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IPP Update
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Telephone Evidence
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Inside Justice reports
By Inside Time
A man has been charged with the murder of Rachel Manning, whose body was found near a golf course in Milton Keynes eleven years ago

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