Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules
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Key context: <p>England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in their cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face victims’ families in court</p><p>Offenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could be stripped of privileges or kept in cells for weeks under government changes granting wider powers to judges in England and Wales.</p><p>The imposition of new prison sanctions, coming into effect next year, builds on existing laws that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/aug/30/judges-in-england-and-wales-to-get-power-to-order-offenders-to-attend-sentencing">order offenders to attend sentencing</a> or face a fine or be jailed for a further two years for contempt of court.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/oct/22/criminals-who-refuse-to-attend-sentencing-could-lose-prison-privileges-under-new-rules">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in their cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face victims’ families in courtOffenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could be stripped of privileges or kept in cells for weeks under government changes granting wider powers to judges in England and Wales.The imposition of new prison sanctions, coming into effect next year, builds on existing laws that order offenders to attend sentencing or face a fine or be jailed for a further two years for contempt of court. Continue reading...
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