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Government Unveils Courts Bill and Record Funding to Tackle Crown Court Backlog

Officials forecast delays will worsen first, with easing expected later this decade under reforms that curtail some jury trials.

Justice Minister Unveils Administrative Court Reform as Judges Warn It Falls Short

Buenos Aires Legislature Approves City Penitentiary Service, Paving Way for Federal Transfer

Holyrood Abolishes ‘Not Proven’ Verdict in Sweeping Justice Reforms

MPs Demand Timebound Overhaul to Tackle 'Unacceptable' Family Court Delays

UK Raises Miscarriage of Justice Compensation Caps to £1.3 Million

UK to Deport Foreign Prisoners After Serving 30% Under New Overcrowding Plan

Freiheitsfonds Frees 110 Inmates and Urges Decriminalization of Fare Evasion

Government Proposes Community Sentences to Ease Prison Overcrowding

Scottish Government Cancels Juryless Rape Trials Pilot After Legal Backlash

French Justice Minister Considers Revising Youth Crime Laws

UK Government Considers Leasing Prison Cells in Estonia Amid Record Overcrowding

UK Magistrates Ordered to Delay Sentencing to Alleviate Prison Overcrowding

Fatal Police Shooting of Sonya Massey Sparks Renewed Calls for Reform