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1 Nov 19
The prison system in England and Wales is “enduring a crisis of safety and decency”, as violence increases and self-harm has soared to record highs, a scathing justice committee report has found.
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8 Oct 19
Young people are not being helped to reintegrate into society after being released from young offender institutions, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Probation has found...
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13 Aug 19
Boris Johnson has announced a £100m package to stop the flow of drugs, weapons and mobile phones into prisons, the government announced today.
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8 Aug 19
Youth offending institutions in England and Wales are not providing adequate resettlement services for children, according to two watchdogs.
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25 Jul 19
Record highs in prison assault and self harm levels in England and Wales have sparked calls for new prime minister Boris Johnson to invest in prison safety.
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28 May 19
Allowing prisoners in England and Wales temporary release to take up work will reduce reoffending costs, the government has said.
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7 May 19
A taskforce has been set up aimed at “closing the net” on corruption in prisons, the justice secretary has announced.
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2 Apr 19
The government has stripped a private firm of its contract to manage Birmingham prison, it has announced.
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31 Jan 19
The justice secretary has admitted that record levels of self-harm, assaults and attacks on staff in prisons are “disturbing”.
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30 Jan 19
Community sentences should be more widely used as they are cheaper and result in lower re-offending rates, argues Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
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6 Dec 18
A prison where the government was forced to step in to assume management control has received a damning report from inspectors.
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2 Nov 18
Prisons operating on a “shoestring” budget are failing to provide sufficient healthcare for inmates, MPs have found.
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20 Aug 18
The government has today taken over the running of HMP Birmingham days after a shocking inspector’s report on the privately-managed men’s prison.
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27 Jul 18
Contracts between probation services and private companies are to be cut short just three years after rehabilitation services were outsourced.
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16 Jul 18
Staff cuts have contributed to a rise in violence and deteriorating conditions in prisons, according to chief inspector Peter Clarke.
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1 Aug 17
The Ministry of Justice three times breached Treasury guidelines in errors over prison officers’ pay.
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3 Jul 17
The government does not know the extent of the mental health problem in prisons nor how much it will cost to address, the National Audit Office has found.
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25 May 17
A project that brings offenders and their victims face to face is achieving success in more than financial or reoffending terms
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22 Mar 17
Plans for four prisons capable of holding 5,000 inmates have been announced by the Ministry of Justice today.
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20 Feb 17
Justice secretary Liz Truss has announced an immediate pay hike of up to £5,000 for prison officers at 31 jails across London and the South East in order to tackle a crisis that has seen an...
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28 Nov 16
Prison reform campaigners are calling for a greater investment in prison staff after figures showed prisoner suicides have reached the highest level since recording began in 1978.
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8 Feb 16
David Cameron is set to announce plans to counter the “scandalous failure” of Britain’s prisons, including a pilot scheme that will delegate more control to prison governors.
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13 Nov 15
Abolishing prison sentences of 12 months or less could deliver significant savings to the public purse as well as improve the quality of justice in Scotland, a leading penal reform campaigner...
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9 Nov 15
Nine new prisons are to be built under a shake up of the criminal justice estate that will see Victorian city centre prisons sold off for housing development.
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6 Jun 12
Ministry of Justice plans for more private sector prisons are expected to bring innovation and cut re-offending. But critics are warning about the risks to staffing levels and an erosion of...
1 Nov 19The prison system in England and Wales is “enduring a crisis of safety and decency”, as violence increases and self-harm has soared to record highs, a scathing justice committee report has found.
8 Oct 19Young people are not being helped to reintegrate into society after being released from young offender institutions, a report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Probation has found...
13 Aug 19Boris Johnson has announced a £100m package to stop the flow of drugs, weapons and mobile phones into prisons, the government announced today.
28 May 19Allowing prisoners in England and Wales temporary release to take up work will reduce reoffending costs, the government has said.
2 Apr 19The government has stripped a private firm of its contract to manage Birmingham prison, it has announced.
1 Aug 17The Ministry of Justice three times breached Treasury guidelines in errors over prison officers’ pay.
25 May 17A project that brings offenders and their victims face to face is achieving success in more than financial or reoffending terms
9 Nov 15Nine new prisons are to be built under a shake up of the criminal justice estate that will see Victorian city centre prisons sold off for housing development.
6 Jun 12Ministry of Justice plans for more private sector prisons are expected to bring innovation and cut re-offending. But critics are warning about the risks to staffing levels and an erosion of...
