Offenders who ve served 40% of their prison terms will be eligible for early release. It s necessary, says the government, because of severe overcrowding in jails. There are fewer than 500 spaces left in men s prisons in england and wales, a crisis made worse by the convictions of hundreds of people involved in riots last month. Our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha was given full and rare access to hmp pentonville in london and this is what she found. Siren blares. Chaos in hmp pentonville. Shouting. We re the only broadcast journalists given access. . . It s a code red. . . To one of britain s most dangerous jails since the current crisis. 0k, come on, folks. And some prison officers are so frightened of being targeted on the outside that we ve had to blur theirfaces. Hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. . . Another alarm here. . . And on the verge of breaking point. You worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they re alive. Anything could
Caribbean leaders navigate rampant gang violence that threatens to overtake haiti. In a meeting with the new prime minister, secretary blinken announced m5 million worth of new monetary and aid. Haitian authorities have expanded state of emergency order right across the entire country, the military situation that is rapidly deteriorating since the former prime minister resigned backin former prime minister resigned back in march. Eight agencies reported that nearly 580,000 people have been internally displaced by conflict with close to 5 million people facing severe hunger. About 400 canyon trips around the country injune canyon trips around the country in june as canyon trips around the country injune as part of the un backed security mission and before he left for neighbouring the mnuchin republic, mr blinken reaffirmed the united states commitment to supporting haitian people and fostering a secure and peaceful country. We have seen secure and peaceful country. Have seen the presi
Any moment from the george or bureau of investigations as we learn tonight the father of 14yearold suspect it school shooter has been arrested. Steve harrigan is on the ground with the latest. Reporter: the state law enforcement officials are just walking up to the microphones now, but quickly i can tell you, georgia bureau investigation has arrested the father, 54yearold colin gray, the father of the suspected 14yearold shooter, colt gray. He s facing multiple charges, murder, manslaughter, cruelty to children. This is really something new. We saw it a few years ago at a school shooting in michigan, that s when the parents were held responsible for the school shooting carried out by a minor child. Those parents in michigan facing ten years, the father here could be facing a long time in jail if his son is found guilty and he is found guilty, murder, manslaughter, cruelty to children, and he s under arrest now. Jesse: thank you steve, let s listen in. [ ] four counts of involuntary ma
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Welcome to the World Today, an hour of international news from the bbc. An hour of international Rebecca Cheptegei had recently competed in the Paris Olympics, where she represented uganda. The family have accused the police in kenya of not taking the case seriously. She was a Marathon Runner who excelled in herfield. At 33, she had so much more to achieve, but today, shes dead, aother victim of male Violence against women. The details are horrific. Doctors say the burns covered more than 70 of her body. Rebeccas mother accused the local police are not protecting her daughter. The case raises issues over Womens Safety in the region. Ugandas Athletics Federation said it was deeply saddened by the news. It says rebecca was a victim of Domestic Violence. The ugandan opposition politician, bobi wine, said the circumstances of Rebeccas Death are in his words depressing. Speaking to newshour, the bbc has learned that Ugandas Minister of sports had spoken to rebecca while she was competing in