PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Prime minister Gordon Brown has made a statement describing violence and harassment against trans people as "utterly unacceptable". He also thanked trans campaigners for their work.
icWales (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The Government is investigating whether to build a prison in North Wales because many Welsh prisoners have to serve their sentence “outside of their home area”, Justice Minister Maria Eagle said today.
Syniadau :: The Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Thanks to one of David Cornock's tweets, I watched the recording of a debate on the probation service that was held at Westminster on Wednesday. Elfyn Llwyd managed to secure the debate (which is in itself no mean feat) and it went a long way to highlight just how poorly resourced the service is, and the pressures on those who work in it. A major element in the debate was a thirty page document cataloging...
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
New figures reveal that at least a third of young people who are being held in custody are serving sentences for non-violent offences. Statistics released in Parliament by justice minister Maria Eagle show that on 26 June this year there were a total of 2,660 children aged 17 or under held in the secure places England and Wales. Of [...]
thoughts of oscar (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Why no juvenile figures I wonder?? David Jones (- Deputy Secretary of State for Wales, Shadow Minister; Clwyd West, Conservative) To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many adults usually resident in the North Wales Police force area are (a) remanded in custody and (b) serving a custodial sentence. Maria Eagle (Minister of State (also in the Government Equalities Office), Ministry of Justice;...
Soho Politico (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
There is not much to add to the fairly comprehensive reports from the BBC and Pink News about last night's vigil in Trafalgar Square in memory of murdered gay man Ian Baynham. But here are a couple of the grainy photos I took of the crowd with my iPhone, and some impressions of the event. Although the vigil was billed as, in part, a protest against homophobic crime, the mood was not angry or combative,...
Londonist (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Around 3000 people gathered last night in Trafalgar Square for a vigil prompted by the homophobic attack in that same square on Ian Baynham on 25 September. Ian died of his injuries a few weeks later. A month later, to the day, James Parkes was set upon by a mob of 20 youths in the gay quarter of Liverpool. Ian and James are sadly not alone. In London alone , 1,192 homophobic offences were reported...
come back to what you know (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Whilst I was on holiday in Berlin, the GLBT Network at work was formed. Having put my name down for it, I was invited to our first "event" which was to go as a group to the vigil in Trafalgar Square in honour of the life of the recently murdered Ian Baynham and all other recent victims of hate crime. There was only 4 of us (Stephanie, Paul, Cosimo and I) plus Stephanie's partner, so after...
David Cornock's other blog (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Is North Wales the only part of Europe that wants both a nuclear power station and a prison in its own back yard? Just a random thought (from a lobby colleague) as MPs discussed the prospect of a prison being built in the region with the Secretary of State for Wales. Peter Hain previewed an announcement from the Prisons Minister, Maria Eagle, although he appears far more enthusiastic about a prison...
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
MAPPA: beacon of best practice in public protection MoJ Press Release 26 October 2009 UK multi-agency teams that manage serious offenders in the community under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) are being seen as beacons of best practice in public protection by countries around the world. "MAPPA teams in England and Wales were put in place eight years ago to provide more robust...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Figures highlight failings in the management of high-risk criminals as row breaks out over re-compilation of data Forty-eight convicted violent or sex criminals have been charged with a further offence of murder, rape or another serious offence while under the supervision of the probation service in the last year, according to official figures published today. The justice ministry figures also show...
The Dyda Dispatches (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
In a move that has shocked cynics across Wales, serial Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has announced that he would support a Labour marginal constituency as the new location for a prison in Wales after plans for a jail in a Plaid Cymru constituency were scrapped. Posing outside Beaumaris Castle with outgoing Anglesy MP Albert Owen, Peter Hain's chosen location for a photo shoot has given rise to speculation...
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Besides these bars I can still talk. Listen Continue the debate in England on the rights of detainees, particularly on-the-one-in law to keep a blog. The Guardian online "without talking directly to one another. He does so by publishing a post, what he long ago predicted perspective might even be his last chance to speak on the network There's something stronger than the walls of a cell. Is there...
Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Intriguing nugget from in Hansard from yesterday: [291215] Mr. Pickles: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what payments Ms Polly Toynbee has received from her Department in the last five years; and for what purposes. Angela E. Smith: There is no record in the Department’s accounting system of any payments made to Ms Toynbee over the last five years. [291000] Mr. Pickles: To ask the Minister...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Locking up young offenders costs far more than government figures show, a new report reveals The cost of young offender institutions is substantially higher than publicly claimed, according to a report proposing the establishment of a new type of not-for-profit service. The report by the Foyer Federation charity, which is running the young offenders academy project, estimates that a place in a YOI...
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