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GFSL scores a double win across service delivery and customer accolades HMP Ford installs new pod accommodation in record time and HMP High Down receives accolade from Governor. From: 7 May 2021 Spread out over acres of open fields, Ford prison has an operational capacity of 544. However, during the pandemic, this came under pressure to enable new prisoners to self-isolate. To meet demand, GFSL’s site team swiftly demolished 8 billets to make way for new British-made units, or ‘pods’....

Sahayb Abu: Would-be rap star jailed for IS-inspired terror plot Published image captionSahayb Abu and the kit he planned to wear in the attack An east London man who called himself the Masked Menace has been jailed for life for plotting a terror attack during the coronavirus pandemic. Islamic State (IS) supporter Sahayb Abu bought an 18-inch sword, a knife, balaclavas and body armour online. The 27-year-old from Dagenham was arrested on 9 July after discussing guns with an undercover police of...

Sahayb Abu says he bought an 18-inch (46cm) sword because he wanted to be a famous rapper.

An aspiring rapper from Dagenham has denied buying an 18-inch sword for a terror attack, saying he had only wanted to be "famous".

An aspiring rapper from south east London has denied buying an 18-inch sword for a terror attack saying he had only wanted to be “famous”.

Expansion of prison kitchen training scheme to cut reoffending Thousands of offenders will be diverted away from crime by the expansion of a catering training scheme in prisons across England and Wales. From: the Clink Kitchens training programme to expand to up to 70 prisons training reduces reoffending rates by 32% and will transform the lives and prospects of thousands of offenders part of government’s commitment to build back safer by cutting reoffending, which costs the taxpayer £18...

Catering courses will be rolled out in 70 more prison kitchens in a bid to cut reoffending rates. The Clink Kitchens training programme will be expanded in England and Wales over the next three years as part of Government efforts to stop prisoners turning back to crime on release, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said. The scheme, which is funded through donations to the charity, is currently on offer in High Down, Cardiff, Brixton and Styal prisons. From the end of April it will also be available...

Dozens more restaurants run by prisoners could be opened to the public under plans to boost job training for inmates.The programme by the rehabilitation charity Clink will be expanded from four to 74

Kier has been the biggest contractor by spend for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the last two calendar years, Construction News can reveal. CN obtained the spending data on the MoJ’s spending with building contractors under the Freedom of Information Act. The spend includes that by HM Court Service and HM Prison and Probation Service as well as the MoJ directly. Across the period, it spent a total of £616.9m with firms it defines as builders. Its total was £296.7m in 2019 with that figur...