New HMPPS Notices to Prisoners and Families
Phil Copple, Director General of Prisons, sent updates to families and prisoners on the Covid-19 situation in prison on 22 June 2020.
You can download these notices below:
HMPPS Covid-19 Notice to …
New HMPPS Notices to Prisoners and FamiliesPhil Copple, Director General of Prisons, sent updates to families and prisoners on the Covid-19 situation in prison on 22 June 2020. You can download these notices below: HMPPS Covid-19 Notice to … |
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PAS on BBC’s Victoria DerbyshireThis morning, PAS solicitor Laura Orger appeared on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire news programme to discuss the temporary release of prisoners with severe health issues during the coronavirus crisis. |
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MoJ Makes Guidance PublicOn 24 April, just one day after we posted on our website the guidance on compassionate release during Covid-19, which we had only managed to obtain in the course of … |
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Update on the Temporary Release of PrisonersOn 4 April the government announced that in response to the Covid-19 pandemic it would be bringing in measures whereby prisoners nearing the end of their sentence could be released … |
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