Police & Prisons

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The usual suspects?

Melissa Colloff, Kimberley Wade, and Deryn Strange consider the implications of a study on how eyewitnesses' decision making is affected when suspects in a lineup have distinctive features

Truss to launch white paper on prison reforms

Protection of prison officers paramount for Lord Chancellor who looks to build on Michael Gove's plans

Defence solicitors concerned by 28-day bail limit

New restriction 'so short' police will be reluctant to grant bail at all, predicts Hodge Jones & Allen partner

Fact or fantasy?

The case of David Bryant highlights the dangers of uncorroborated victim testimony in historic sex offences, write Rupert Butler and Rachael Earle

Food for thought

Truss must adapt quickly to her new role after her performance before the justice select committee left a lot to be desired, writes Matthew Rogers

Government must find solution for open-ended sentences

Change the release test and remove 'life licences' to remedy 'seriously flawed system', say prison reform charities

Bindmans lawyer to assist Briton over alleged Trump shooting charge

Saimo Chahal QC hopes to 'influence the legal process' and return Michael Sandford to the UK

The Hillsborough inquest was a priceless experience

Siobhan Taylor-Ward reflects on the historic verdict and its wider impact on other inquests