England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in 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 under government changes...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/oct/22/criminals-who-refuse-to-attend-sentencing-could-lose-prison-privileges-under-new-rules)

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