Sentencing in England and Wales

Serious criminals to serve more time in jail
Attribution
UK Politics
Posted
16 September 2020
Killer drivers could face life sentences
Attribution
UK
Posted
14 September 2020
Terror offenders due to be freed 'told they can't'
Attribution
UK
Posted
6 February 2020
Why do prisoners serve only half their sentence?
Attribution
UK
Posted
19 December 2019
Did Boris Johnson vote against early prisoner release?
Attribution
UK Politics
Posted
3 December 2019
Some prisoners can't be deradicalised - PM
Attribution
Election 2019
Posted
2 December 2019
Tories back 'whole life orders' for child murder
Attribution
Election 2019
Posted
19 November 2019
Moral Maze. Punishment and Justice. Audio, 43 minutes
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Patel pledges police unit to tackle county lines
Attribution
UK Politics
Posted
1 October 2019
Remorse: A Sorry Story. Audio, 28 minutes
Vikram Dodd investigates the role remorse plays in criminal sentencing.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Does the Time Fit the Crime? Audio, 28 minutes
Criminologist Professor David Wilson on how society and history have shaped sentencing.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Untold. Hit and Run. Audio, 28 minutes
A mother's search for justice after her son was knocked over and killed on Christmas Eve.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Law Show. The Coalition's Sentencing Reform Plans. Audio, 30 minutes
Joshua Rozenberg explores the thinking behind the Justice Secretary's sentencing reforms.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year