Criminal Justice
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
The ongoing prisons crisis is seeing thousands of prisoners released early despite warnings many will end up back inside. We spoke to a prison officer and charity Shannon Trust on why helping prisoners to teach other inmates to read can play a small but vital role in cutting reoffending
Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, ‘right-wing a**holes’ and why we all should be kinder to one another
Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, ‘right-wing a**holes’ and why we all should be kinder to one another
The Big Issue speaks to legend of the stage and screen Zoë Wanamaker about her struggles with her mental health, her fear of technology and her childhood dream of becoming a nun
Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change
Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change
The Digital Poverty Alliance is calling for more support for prison leavers to give them the digital skills they thrive in the workplace and in society
Home Office whistleblower reveals ‘shame’ of working on ‘crackpot Tory’ plan to criminalise homelessness
Home Office whistleblower reveals ‘shame’ of working on ‘crackpot Tory’ plan to criminalise homelessness
What we can learn from how US has criminalised rough sleepers – and how Sunak may follow suit
What we can learn from how US has criminalised rough sleepers – and how Sunak may follow suit
Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will ‘punish people with nowhere to go’
Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will ‘punish people with nowhere to go’
‘People should not be arrested if they smell’: Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness
‘People should not be arrested if they smell’: Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness
I started doing crime by age 6. I didn’t know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison
I started doing crime by age 6. I didn’t know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison
Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here’s how that cash could help instead
Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here’s how that cash could help instead
‘We lost a good man’: Tributes paid after death of journalist and ex-Inside Time editor Erwin James
‘We lost a good man’: Tributes paid after death of journalist and ex-Inside Time editor Erwin James
Everything you need to know about UK’s shameful Post Office scandal
Everything you need to know about UK’s shameful Post Office scandal
I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive
I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive
Yes, some prisoners will be released early before Christmas – but it can actually make victims safer
Yes, some prisoners will be released early before Christmas – but it can actually make victims safer
From prison to cakes: The bakery changing the lives of London’s most disadvantaged women
From prison to cakes: The bakery changing the lives of London’s most disadvantaged women
‘I had to do something’: Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
‘I had to do something’: Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates
Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates
Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities
Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities
Scottish government backs preventative agenda on crime
