Call to support Kevan Thakrar, held in the ‘most restrictive’ conditions in the UK prison system
Campaigners are calling for action to support a vulnerable prisoner ...
Tag: prison
Thousands still languish in UK prisons with no release date
In the UK, if you're found guilty of something that ...
Welsh language speaker alleges discrimination at Britain’s largest prison
A Welsh language speaker has alleged he and others are ...
This time last year, a baby died in prison. It’s urgent we demand all pregnant prisoners are released.
Disclaimer: the author is a member of Shoal Collective, one ...
Jailed former Tory MP Elphicke is a ‘sexual predator who told pack of lies’, judge says
Charlie Elphicke was sentenced after being convicted of three counts ...
UK prisoners are stuck in solitary confinement in extreme heat as UK temperatures reach 37°C
While parts of the UK basked in 37°C sun on ...
New prisons and longer sentences. It’s time to talk about prison reform.
The Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing bill 2019-21 is currently going through ...
Activist Sarah Hegazi took a stand for LGBTQI+ rights and paid the ultimate price. We must honour that.
On 14 June, communist, feminist, and LGBTQI+ activist Sarah Hegazi ...
A controversially imprisoned UK national in the US hits headlines again during coronavirus pandemic
An 81-year-old British national has been imprisoned in the US ...
As deaths occur and coronavirus cases start to rise in British prisons, campaigners express their concerns
As British prisons experienced their first deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19), ...
British prisons have now seen their first coronavirus death
The inmate at HMP Littlehey, a category C male sex ...
More prisoners reported dead after police repression of revolts in quarantined Italian jails
The riots broke out after corrections authorities suspended or limited ...
Prison Service accused of ‘blatant disregard for life’ after failing to prevent racist attacks
Campaigners are demanding that the Prison Service takes steps to ...
The DWP agreed a man needed money until his benefits were sorted and then offered him 8p
A man who needed money until his benefits were sorted ...
Prison staff at HMP Winchester using force ’60 times a month’ to tackle violence
HMP Winchester has been in special measures for the last ...
Warning over increasing violence at Pentonville Prison
Gangs, drugs, debts and volatile young prisoners are fuelling the ...
Anti-prison campaigners successfully stopped work on a new ‘mega-prison’
Anti-prison campaigners are fighting the creation of a new ‘mega-prison’ ...
The Canary
PO Box 71199
LONDON
SE20 9EX
Canary Media Ltd – registered in England. Company registration number 09788095.
For guest posting, contact ben@thecanary.co
For other enquiries, contact: hello@thecanary.co
© Canary Media Ltd 2024, all rights reserved | Website by Monster | Hosted by Krystal | Privacy Settings