Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing could lose prison privileges under new rules

October 22, 2026 · 7:54 am 1 sources

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• Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing could lose prison privileges under new rules
  The Guardian · October 22, 2026 07:54
  England and Wales judges will be able to keep inmates in their cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face their 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 under…