Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing could now receive more jail time - Manchester Evening News

Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing to face longer jail time

Judges will be able punish those who refuse to attend court under ‘long overdue reforms’ following outcry over killers who fail to face victim’s families at sentencing

Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing could now receive more jail time - Manchester Evening News

There have been series of high profile offenders refusing to face victims' families, including in the case of Olivia Pratt-Korbell, which has sparked a public outcry and calls by campaigners for a change in the law

Criminals in England and Wales face sanctions for refusing to attend sentencing

Segregation in cells and less gym time among measures to be introducedCriminals who refuse to attend their sentencing face segregation in prison cells and longer time in jail under new powers handed to judges.Tougher sanctions across England and Wales will include confinement to cells and less time in the gym among measures to be introduced to parliament on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Plans to punish criminals like Kyle Clifford who avoid sentencing

The government are to introduce new measures to punish criminals - such as Kyle Clifford - who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings.