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The campaigns director at the Howard League for Penal Reform said the rise in the number of drugs found in prisons is a symptom of the problems in an overburdened and under-resourced prison system.
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Having served more than six years inside for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit, Scott Birtwistle, one of the so-called ‘Freshwater Five’, is fighting to clear his name.
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HMIC has serious concerns about the way in which the force is dealing with domestic abuse and the way they investigate crime, saying performance in some areas has deteriorated markedly. We've got the PCC and Hampshire Constabulary responses.
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IW Magistrates and the High Court both previously ruled that Mr Platt had no case to answer, but the Department for Education insisted IWC take the case to Supreme Court. The judgement was delivered this morning.
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The Ministry of Justice have responded to a 10,000+ signature strong petition calling assaults on HM Prison Officers a specific criminal offence.
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Fines and penalties for speeding when driving on roads and motorways will increase from 24th April as new sentencing rules for magistrates’ courts come into force. See the detail and new categories.
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The Isle of Wight Crown Court originally spared the 35 year old mother of four from prison to avoid her children going into care, but the sentence has been overturned by the Court of Appeal this week and she has now been jailed.
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The driver who ended up in the River Medina after crashing her car through the railings has been sentenced in the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today.
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Over a two month period last year, prisoners assaulted more than 1,000 prison officers. The sister of Nick Medlin has created a petition calling for assaults on prisons officers to become a specific criminal offence.
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Details of Nick Medlin's funeral arrangements shared with OnTheWight so those who knew Nick can pay their respects.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents are losing out by £44.8m compared to other areas. Ministers can act now to stop services being at risk in the future say PCC and Chief Constable.
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The man and woman from Cowes, Isle of Wight, have been arrested in connection with a suspected VAT fraud thought to be over £100,000.
