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Experts urge the Government to stop imprisoning people for their own protection

Experts today called on the Deputy Prime Minister to remove the courts’ power to imprison people for their own protection while they await trial

New report on how to reverse record numbers of people in prison awaiting trial

A new JUSTICE report reveals record levels of people held in prison awaiting trial—now 13% of the total population. It warns that overuse of remand is

Usman Tariq KC announced as new Chair of JUSTICE Scotland

JUSTICE announces Usman Tariq KC as the new Chair of JUSTICE Scotland, succeeding Almira Delibegović-Broome KC, to drive legal reform and access to ju

Philippe Sands KC gives the 2025 JUSTICE Scotland Human Rights Lecture

We were delighted to welcome writer and lawyer Philippe Sands KC to give the JUSTICE Scotland Human Rights Lecture at Edinburgh’s Signet Library on...

JUSTICE's response to the Independent Sentencing Review

In January 2025, JUSTICE responded to the Call for Evidence for the Independent Sentencing Review 2024-2025 (the “Review”), led by the Rt Hon David...

JUSTICE intervenes in Manchester 10 appeal, R v Ademola Adedeji

JUSTICE intervened in the Court of Appeal case R v Ademola Adedeji in order to raise issues about racial stereotyping, the adultification of black...

JUSTICE roundtables on Home Office disclosure and fraud review

In October 2023, the Home Office launched an independent review into disclosure and fraud offences. This review, chaired by Jonathan Fisher KC...

JUSTICE statement on the far-right attacks and violence

New guide to help MPs navigate Parliament and improve lawmaking

Joint letter on reform of the Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentence

Fiona Rutherford Opening Remarks: Modernising Criminal Justice Conference 2024

Statement on Sam Hallam & Victor Nealon