Politics · 9 hours ago
Criminals Who Skip Sentencing Face Cell Confinement
House of Commons / Jessica Taylor, CC BY 3.0, via UK Parliament
Judges in England and Wales will gain powers to punish offenders who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings. From next year, they could be kept in their cells for up to three weeks, lose social visits for nearly a month and have privileges removed. Visits from their children will be exempt. Prisons minister Catherine McKinnell said dodging court is an insult to grieving victims' families.
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