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Next to a vandalised wire fence opposite HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, 28-year-old Beatrice Auty brushes away tears. The memories of her time inside the jail are too much to bear.

The Ministry of Justice has admitted 37 prisoners were wrongly released under Labour’s plans to reduce overcrowding in jails.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), said it had "inherited a justice system in crisis".

Labour has announced it would build more prisons by allowing ministers to bypass the traditional planning process, if it wins the general election.

Legal professionals also accuse the government of "a systemic failure to deliver on a core duty" - namely the protection of its citizens - as delays in justice leave people on bail "at risk of reoffending for extended periods".

Ministers have announced emergency measures to let prisoners out early to free up jail space - but there are concerns the probation service will not be able to cope

Inspectors at one of Britain's most notorious prisons have reported a drop in the number of assaults after inmates were encouraging to take part in a facial hair challenge for the charity Movember

Thomas White's family fear he could die in prison as his mental health deteriorates, former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett has pledged to help

A fresh investigation is taking place into what authorities knew about large scale abuse at the Medomsley Detention Centre in Co Durham which was exposed by the Daily Mirror

Former airline captain Robert Brown, whose sick killing of wife Joanna Simpson was featured in two-part ITV documentary The British Airways Killer, has had a bid for freedom blocked

Transgender killer Scarlet Blake, who was sentenced to life with a minimum of 24 years, will be housed in a men's prison where an expert claims she will receive special privileges as a 'vulnerable prisoner'

Cat killer Scarlet Blake - who was inspired by Netflix documentary - has been sent to an all-male prison and her own lawyer warned no parole board will ever set her free

MPs have called for action to ensure prisoners cannot share videos and photos on social media and brag about their crimes from behind bars

ITV documentary, The British Airways Killer, examines what happened to mum-of-two Joanna Simpson, who was bludgeoned to death by her estranged husband Robert Brown

British Airways pilot Robert Brown killed his wife Joanna in October 2010 before dumping her body - with chilling footage emerging of their wedding, including his groom speech

The joint statement from almost 50 organisations comes after ministers kick-started a consultation last month to reintroduce fees at employment tribunals

Legal loopholes are being used by criminal gangs to smuggle WiFi devices and drugs into prisons, experts have warned, allowing criminals to potentially direct hits in the outside world

Dyson Allen, now 30, was sentenced to life in jail for deliberately starting a fire which almost wiped out a whole family at their home in Freckleton, Lancashire, on January 7, 2012

Last year the courts handed out almost £500million in fines but three-quarters of it has yet to be repaid, leading to fears criminals are being given a licence to break the law

The Parole Board has rejected his application for released because jail officials believe he still poses a risk after he was imprisoned in August 1997 for shooting little Dillon Hull dead in Bolton

Roger Clarke, 77, was pictured on British soil for the first time today since his transfer from a Portuguese prison in 2021 just days after his wife died behind bars

Two leading psychologists claim that upbringing and online influences can play a huge part in how a young would-be murderer behaves

Robert Brown killed wife Joanna Simpson in October 2010 and was jailed for 26 years - but has now served 13 years, as her mother says she fears for her family should he get out

Government offices in Canary Wharf were emptied overnight as officials treated workspaces, while sniffer dogs have been drafted in to find bed bugs in the building

Judges said the criminal justice system 'is slowly coming apart at the seams' as it criticised decisions made by Dominic Raab during his time as Justice Secretary