https://www.alojapan.com/1294262/world-takes-notice-of-japans-volunteer-led-probation-model/ World Takes Notice of Japan’s Volunteer-led Probation Model ##visitjapanjp #aging #crime #culture #editorial #editorials #hogoshi #Japan #JapanNews #MinistryOfJustice #news #probation #recidivism #UnitedNations #volunteers This is an important opportunity to share Japan’s unique volunteer probation officer (Hogoshi) system with the world. In May, the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, meeting in Vienna, …
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More than £158K paid out in compensation for prisoner injury claims at HMP Swansea
New data obtained by Legal Expert, has revealed that between 2020 and 2024, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has paid out a total of £158,235.30 for injury claims made by prisoners at the Category B/C men’s prison, based in Swansea’s Sandfields.
Of that, £122,902 was paid out in compensation for claims relating to injuries caused by other prisoners.
The remaining £35,333 were classed as ‘other personal injury’ which could include; injuries from bunk beds, food contamination, animal bites and asbestos.
In 2020, the MoJ – which is funded by the taxpayer- forked out £109,824.65 settling prisoner injury claims from inmates at HMP Swansea followed by £30,507.65 the year after and £6,000 in 2022.
A further £3,000 was paid out in 2023 as well as £8,903 in 2024.
With Britain’s overcrowded prisons hitting record levels last year, concerns over the safety of both staff and inmates have grown.
The latest published prison population statistics show there are only just over 1,000 spaces left in men’s prisons, prompting former justice secretary David Gauke to release his Independent Sentencing Review (ISR) earlier than expected.
In the interim report, Mr Gauke says he is confronting ‘the consequences of decades of haphazard policy-making and underinvestment in the criminal justice system – bringing it to the brink of collapse.’
Mr Gauke says he is confronting ‘the consequence of decades of haphazard policy-making and underinvestment in the criminal justice system – bringing it to the brink of collapse.’
In September, the government’s SDS40 (standard determinate sentencing) scheme saw prisoners released just 40 per cent of the way through their sentence.
In the time frame, for every 100 people released from prison, 67 were recalled. Although Mr Gauke’s report does acknowledge that “factors including the introduction of a mandatory supervision period for shorter sentences, and heightened probation officer risk aversion… have contributed to this increase.”
But while the prison system undergoes review and reform, costs continue to be incurred – including compensation payouts to prisoners for injury claims.
Figures obtained by Legal Expert revealed that prisoner injury claims in the UK have cost the MoJ an eye-watering £9.8m in the last five years.
The most common injuries were from prison bunk beds – resulting in £4.5m being paid to inmate claimants since 2022.
Some £2.8m was paid in damages settling claims related to slips, trips and falls and a further £446K was paid for asbestos-related injuries.
Legal Expert solicitor Lucy Parker said: “Prisoners, like anyone else, have a right to their safety while incarcerated. We have seen many different cases over the years of prisoners suffering injuries during their incarceration, from accidents in workshops and kitchens to incidents with staff.
“When they are injured due to negligence, whether it’s at the hands of an officer, a slip and fall, or inadequate safety measures, they have the right to seek compensation and to get legal advice on their case.”
#injuryClaims #MinistryOfJustice #personalInjury #Swansea #SwanseaPrison
An article at @statewatch describes how the #UK #MinistryOfJustice, the #HomeOffice and and the Greater #Manchester Police as well as the Metropolitan Police of #London are feeding personal data into a “homicide prediction” system.
Sensitive personal health data on issues like mental health, addiction, self-harm, suicide, vulnerability, and disability are processed, too.
In the #UK, between 100,000 and 500,00 people are currently affected. As usual, such "initiatives" are targeting people with no lobby, first.
Whatever pool of sensitive data has been created in your country, you can be sure that your government will grab it, and ultimately also weaponize it against you, sooner or later.
Creators of sexually explicit deepfakes face prison under new crackdown
Is coding in the open right for your organisation?
Coding in the open benefits public sector organisations and can yield a strategic advantage to commercial organisations also. I explore how and why.
#prodmgmt #coding #GovernmentDigitalServiceGDS_ #MinistryOfJustice #MOJDigital #openSource #strategy
📖 Read more: https://imanageproducts.com/is-coding-in-the-open-right-for-your-org/
"Israel’s #ministryofjustice commissioned advice from powerhouse law firm Crowell & Moring on how to “mitigate or reverse the impact” of “a [UN] database of companies undertaking activities in the settlements”.
"The database, which had been requested by the UN Human Rights Council in 2016, would go on to identify 112 businesses complicit in illegal Israeli settlements. They included several UK-based firms such as digger manufacturer JCB." New research from the #DDoSecrets leak from Israel's government: https://www.declassifieduk.org/israels-secret-campaign-to-combat-boycotts-in-britain/
Minister of Justice Halima Ibrahim convened with the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Libya, Sophie Kimkhedze, on Wednesday to discuss aspects of cooperation between the two sides.#Ministryofjustice #UNDP
UNDP supports Libyan Justice Ministry's efforts
UNDP supports Libyan Justice Ministry's efforts
Crown court delays: Bid to reduce backlog no longer achievable, spending watchdog warns | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/crown-court-case-delay-trial-b2550408.html
#CrownCourt
#Court
#Backlog
#WaitingLists
#Jails
#Overcrowding
#NAO
#Justice
#JusticeDelayedIsJusticeDenied
#MentalHealth
#MentalWellbeing
#SexualOffences
#MinistryOfJustice
#UKGov
Government triggers #CrisisMeasure to ease #PrisonOvercrowding
Exclusive: #OperationSafeguard confirmed by #MinistryOfJustice after damning report on conditions in one of #UK’s biggest #jails
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/09/government-crisis-measure-prison-overcrowding
#ToryPoliciesInAction #UnderfundingPublicServices #JusticeSystem
"The suggestion that paper copies should be preserved of the post-1858 wills only of famous people overlooks the two most important facets of wills as historical documents: they survive for people who otherwise left little record, and they survive in large numbers."
@overholt Richard Ovenden wrote on 21 Dec that "Destroying historical wills is foolhardy and short-sighted". Glad to see strong support in value-added comments both in the FT (where there are now 60 comments online, v 3 in the copy archived soon after publication at https://archive.is/axWT4), & on birdchan (https://nitter.net/richove/status/1737836723676254675). Let's hope for a rethink!
#MinistryOfJustice #folly #digitisation #wills #CostCutting #privatisation #resilience #SaveTheOriginal #archives @archivistodon
#Lesbian #artist #sentenced to 7 years in #Russian #prison for #opposing #Ukraine #war.
The #news follows a motion filed by the #Russian #MinistryofJustice to #label the “#international public #LGBT #movement” as an #extremist #group to be #banned
#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Russia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #FuckRussia
Welcome to the world of Orwellian circumlocution, courtesy of the #MinistryOfJustice, which title may alse be another example. What do you think these phrases mean?
mandibular angle technique
thumb flexion
wrist flexion
inverted wrist hold
nose distraction
Read the article and find out.
Back to my #JournalArticle. I’m writing a section on the demographics of my sample as compared to #MinistryofJustice data and local population data for #swansea. For some reason #YoungOffenders and women are underrepresented at the third sector service I’m attached to
"Fostering integrity and preventing corruption in the public sector in #Armenia" project launched a meeting with the #EUD, #CorruptionPreventionCommission, #MinistryofJustice, and other partner organisations 👉https://bit.ly/3RLfgyQ
Armenia elects new human rights defender
Armenia’s 107-member National Assembly elected Kristine Grigoryan as human rights defender on Monday, with 68 votes for and zero against. Opposition deputies did not participate in the vote.
Grigoryan was nominated by the ruling Civil Contract party, and will replace former oumbudsman Arman Tatoyan whose six-year term will end on February 23.
Grigoryan, whose background is in Oriental Studies and Law, has worked in state institutions for over 12 years. She has worked in the National Assembly, in the Ministry of Justice, and in the office of the First Deputy Prime Minister.
In July 2019, Grigoryan was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice, and in 2021, she was promoted to First Deputy Minister of Justice.
Grigoryan will serve as Armenia’s second female human rights defender.
The post Armenia elects new human rights defender appeared first on CIVILNET.
London: Protesters gather at Ministry of Justice in solidarity with Kevan Thakrar
Friends and family of Kevan Thakrar came together today to demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Justice in what is another escalation in the fight for justice for Kevan.
Kevan Thakrar is a prisoner th
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2021/04/29/london-protesters-gather-at-ministry-of-justice-in-solidarity-with-kevan-thakrar/
#Activism #kevanthakrar #London #MinistryofJustice #prisonabolition #PrisonerSupport
Saitama: Justice ministry staffer fatally stabbed by husband https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/saitama-justice-ministry-staffer-fatally-stabbed-by-husband/ #MinistryofJustice #SaitamaPrefecture #attemptedmurder #SaitamaCity #Japannews #Saitama #Crime #Japan #News
Ex-yakuza on death row for Maebashi ‘snack’ murders dies in prison in apparent suicide https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/ex-yakuza-on-death-row-for-maebashi-snack-murders-dies-in-prison-in-apparent-suicide/ #MinistryofJustice #GunmaPrefecture #Sumiyoshi-kai #MaebashiCity #Japannews #OsamuYano #suicide #Yakuza #murder #yakuza #Crime #Japan #News
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