Fact checks including justice, prisons, criminal sentencing
Crime
Fewer 10 to 17 year-olds have been prosecuted for the cultivation and possession of cannabis over the last 10 years, but increasing numbers for the possession with intent to supply, and supply. Read
We’ve looked at how the current law applies to “upskirting” and how proposed legislation would change this. Read
There’s no single authoritative statement of what’s allowed in international law. Read
Court orders used to tackle rough sleeping can lead to criminal penalties. Read
The judge in a domestic violence case in Manchester has been criticised for supposedly finding that the victim wasn't vulnerable. Here's what happened. Read
The main factual evidence in the case of Alexander Blackman, the Royal Marine convicted of a battlefield manslaughter, is in the public domain. Read
Plans for alleged rape victims to pre-record their evidence will be piloted in three courts from September, not rolled out nationwide. Read
Alexander Blackman – “Marine A” – had his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter this week by an appeal court. Here’s why. Read
Crime
Criminal barristers have estimated that 50% of Crown Court trials now involve sex crime. The official numbers we’ve seen don’t say. Read
There’s no separate criminal offence of assaulting an NHS worker, but they do have additional legal protections. Read
