Chris Grayling

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Violence inside: staff shortages make it more likely

Descent into violence: Staff cuts leave young inmates at each other’s mercy

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Locked up: Report finds chaos in Wormwood Scrubs

Staff cuts create havoc in Wormword Scrubs

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The lord chancellor is dismantling the rule of law

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Grayling: Report raises issues about young offenders 'lights-out' policy

As Grayling gives his speech, an independent report paints a different picture

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Grayling: Promises reform of Human Rights Act

Comment: Human rights law protects us against ministers like Grayling

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Grayling, the lord chancellor, is brought to book by the system he tried to close down

Comment: Chris Grayling has been taught he’s not above the law

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Sexual assault in prison: More common than previously thought?

Thousands may be sexually abused behind bars – but MoJ still blocks the inquiry

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The MDU and Doctors in Distress partner to provide members with mental health and wellbeing support services

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with independent charity Doctors in Distress to provide MDU members with access to health and wellbeing services to support positive mental health. The partnership, launched today (13th November) to coincide with World Kindness Day, focuses on two initiatives. The… Read more »

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Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment

Humanists UK backs bill for Church of England disestablishment

Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »

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Black Mamba: The truth about drugs in jail

Government figures show drug use is up for the first time in five years – but the real problem lurks below the data

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David Cameron is escorted around the Scrubs in 2012. Since then suicides at the prison have shot up.

The trouble with Wormwood Scrubs: How Grayling created a disaster in the prison system

The infamous London prison of Wormwood Scrubs is in chaos: a testament to catastrophic mismanagement of the prison estate by coalition ministers, including Chris Grayling

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