Dr Gabrielle Watson In August 2023, former neonatal nurse, Lucy Letby, refused to attend her own sentencing hearing for the murders of...

By Gavin Dingwall, Senior Research Fellow and Sarah McManus, Director of Operations The Sentencing Academy was delighted to host this...

By Georgia-Mae Chung Overcrowding in adult male prisons is a significant problem affecting the criminal justice system. The Government...

By Gavin Dingwall, Senior Research Fellow In December 2022, the Magistrates’ Association published a report entitled Out of Court...

By Orla Slattery, Lecturer, Nottingham Law School Koci Selamaj was today sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 36 years...

Ronan Hughes, Gheorghe Nica, Maurice Robinson and Eamonn Harrison were today sentenced for 39 counts of unlawful act manslaughter. All...

What is a Whole Life Order? When imposing a life sentence (which is mandatory on conviction for murder but discretionary for other...

Popular conceptions of imprisonment entail admission to prison for a continuous period. Some offenders are sentenced to immediate...

As activity in the courts begins to increase after the lockdown period, the question of what impact the coronavirus pandemic should have...