1 hour ago · England
Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 07:54 UTC. The headline in use is “Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in their cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face victims’ families in court Offenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could be stripped of privileges or kept in cells for weeks…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian