In some cases, victims reporting serious crimes such as rape won't see suspects tried for four years.

A scheme to tackle prison overcrowding in England and Wales will free around 5,500 prisoners early.

A US man has been jailed for at least 26 years after lunging at a judge in Las Vegas in January.

More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged under a pilot scheme.

Offspring are often the "last thought of the state" and are not checked upon, an MP tells Parliament.

Claire Inglis was murdered by her boyfriend who was bailed to her home in Stirling three years ago.

Staff and former inmates say corruption is rife because guards know "how to fiddle the system".

The Courts Minister says relocating some cases to another court should speed them along.