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The following tables below list all current and some historical prisons and Young Offender Institutions in use in the three UK legal systems of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as of 2022. The majority house adult males, and are operated by each legal systems respective public prison service, although a small number are operated ...
This is a list of prisoners who have received a whole life order, formerly called a whole life tariff, through some mechanism in jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.From the introduction of the whole life order system in 1983 until an appeal by a prisoner named Anthony Anderson in 2002, a whole life order was set by government ministers.
Formerly, the home secretary reserved the right to set the "tariff" or minimum length of term for prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment. However, in November 2000, politicians were stripped of this power in relation to defendants aged under 18, following an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights by the murderers of James Bulger.
a murder of a police or prison officer in the course of his or her duty; The Court of Appeal has noted that whole life orders are "a sentence of last resort for cases of the most extreme gravity", [40] and cases where it is to be applied "must be exceptionally serious, even in the context of murder". [41]
Pages in category "Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by England and Wales" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
World War II civilian prisoners held by the United Kingdom (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "British prisoners and detainees" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
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Deaths of recently released prisoners (except homicides) that occur within 14 days of release from prison. The PPO’s remit covers prisons and probation areas in England and Wales. The PPO’s remit also includes the immigration detention estate throughout the UK and those under immigration escort anywhere in the UK and internationally.