Dossier
victims of crime
Coverage of victims of crime in the Nexus archive.
- Streeting and Mahmood accused of making ‘cheap jokes’ about prisoner early release scheme
Victims of crime accused ministers of making 'cheap jokes' about a prisoner early release scheme after Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood apologized for being caught on camera discussing it. A video showed Alex Norris, the new justice secretary, interacting with Streeting and Mahmood, who referred to Norris as 'the enemy now' in the conversation.
- Labour's soft justice sell-out: More than 7,000 victims of crime told offenders who targeted them could be let out of jail early
More than 7,000 victims of crime were informed that offenders who targeted them could be released from jail early. The article criticizes Labour's approach as a 'soft justice sell-out.'