Labour is set to hold a sentencing review which would see wider use of community punishments such as house arrest in an attempt to meet the shortfall in their prison-building scheme.

Labour hit out at the Tories’ 'gross negligence' in failing to deal with crumbling, overcrowded prisons as it vowed to create 14,000 jail spaces to ensure the public is safe

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says "building alone is not enough" to deal with the overcrowding crisis.

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner is set to take on the NIMBYs with new plans to overrule objections of local towns and villages when it comes to infrastructure projects.

A two-judge bench, which called for a larger bench to rule on the matter, observed that the judgment is of utmost importance as it affects the property rights of every Hindu woman.

The Government has said it will build four new prisons within the next seven years in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she would not be doing any emergency releases 'of the kind' seen this year as Labour vows to build 14,000 new prison spaces by 2031

The Ministry of Justice has set a target of creating 14,000 prison places by 2031 in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis

The Justice Secretary has hinted that some jury trials could be scrapped because of an an "unacceptable" backlog in cases.

Participants demand district-level committee for differently abled issues, monthly meetings, debit cards, proper disability tests, and other accommodations.

A firefighter has been accused of 'queue jumping' after failing qualifying exams as man - only to announce they were becoming a woman to 'take advantage of a lower pass mark'.