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Best of 2024: As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing their bike. That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released? – podcast Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2023, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From June: Indeterminate sentences are…

Best of 2024: As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing their bike. That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released? – podcast #Prisonsandprobation #Mentalhealth #Sentencing

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Life inside a therapeutic prison: ‘Look, we’ve done some terrible things ...’ At HMP Grendon, psychology professionals aim to ‘re-child’ a group of Britain’s most serious offenders in relatively relaxed conditions. Does the treatment work? As you go through the gates of Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, past the raised garden –…

Life inside a therapeutic prison: ‘Look, we’ve done some terrible things ...’ #Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Law

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Labour urged to scrap £4bn Tory mega-jails plan and fund rehabilitation Exclusive: Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crime Ministers should scrap Conservative plans to build new mega-jails and pour £4bn into the prevention of crime and rehabilitation instead, the…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Society #Law Labour urged to scrap £4bn Tory mega-jails plan and fund rehabilitation: Exclusive: Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crime

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UK government will not repay some ‘bed and board’ deductions to wrongfully imprisoned Miscarriage of justice victims say policy that takes money from their compensation payouts is additional punishment A government minister has ruled out reimbursing some victims of miscarriages of justice after living expenses for the time they spent in…

#UKcriminaljustice #Prisonsandprobation #UKnews #Law UK government will not repay some ‘bed and board’ deductions to wrongfully imprisoned: Miscarriage of justice victims say policy that takes money from their compensation payouts is additional punishment

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Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places for accused far-right rioters Measures brought forward to speed up renovation and make more cells available amid overcrowding crisis Ministers are preparing an additional 500 prison places to cope with an influx of expected to be held on remand over the next month, the Ministry of…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKnews #Farright #ShabanaMahmood Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places for accused far-right rioters: Measures brought forward to speed up renovation and make more cells available amid overcrowding crisis

Ministers are preparing an additional 500 prison places to cope…

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Labour must focus on the prison population | Letters Crisis could be averted by not imprisoning mothers, non-payers of taxes and fines, and non-violent protesters, write Liz Middleton and Gail Coles Half a century ago we were involved with an organisation called Radical Alternatives to Prison. We are…

#Prisonsandprobation #Crime #UKnews #UKcriminaljustice Labour must focus on the prison population | Letters: Crisis could be averted by not imprisoning mothers, non-payers of taxes and fines, and non-violent protesters, write Liz Middleton and Gail Coles

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Serial killer Levi Bellfield blocked from having civil partnership New law comes into force stopping most serious offenders getting married or entering into civil partnerships behind bars The serial killer Levi Bellfield has been blocked from having a civil partnership, after a new law came into force stopping the most…

#UKcriminaljustice #Prisonsandprobation #MillyDowler #Humanrights Serial killer Levi Bellfield blocked from having civil partnership: New law comes into force stopping most serious offenders getting married or entering into civil partnerships behind bars

The serial killer Levi Bellfield has been…

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Women’s prisons have served their time. They should be abolished Prisons are not safe spaces for women – and many of the inmates should not be there in the first place. It’s time for a radical rethink For a long time, I thought one of my most radical beliefs, really quite edgy, was that women’s prisons should be…

#Prisonsandprobation #Women #Crime #UKcriminaljustice Women’s prisons have served their time. They should be abolished: Prisons are not safe spaces for women – and many of the inmates should not be there in the first place. It’s time for a radical rethink

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Sunak rejected advice to release prisoners early while PM Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding * UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak’s Downing Street team rejected advice a year ago that they should consider the early…

#Prisonsandprobation #Politics #RishiSunak #Labour Sunak rejected advice to release prisoners early while PM: Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding


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Barry Snelgrove obituary My former colleague Barry Snelgrove, who has died aged 68 of cancer, was a forward thinking senior probation officer. He was involved in a number of groundbreaking initiatives throughout his career before joining the Home Office, where he became a policy…

#Prisonsandprobation #Crime #UniversityofHertfordshire #HomeOffice Barry Snelgrove obituary: My former colleague Barry Snelgrove, who has died aged 68 of cancer, was a forward thinking senior probation officer. He was involved in a number of groundbreaking initiatives throughout his career before…

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MoJ planning to reduce time high-risk offenders spend in hostel supervision Maximum hostel stays for serious offenders such as freed rapists and murderers to be cut from 12 to eight weeks The Ministry of Justice is planning to cut the length of time that high-risk offenders such as freed rapists and murderers spend under…

#Prisonsandprobation #Society #Law #UKcriminaljustice MoJ planning to reduce time high-risk offenders spend in hostel supervision: Maximum hostel stays for serious offenders such as freed rapists and murderers to be cut from 12 to eight weeks

The Ministry of Justice is planning to cut the length…

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About 5,500 prisoners to be released early in England and Wales Justice secretary says temporary scheme in September and October will ‘avert disaster’ in overcrowding crisis About 5,500 offenders will be released early from prison as part of a temporary scheme to “avert disaster”, the justice secretary has said. It…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #ShabanaMahmood #Politics About 5,500 prisoners to be released early in England and Wales: Justice secretary says temporary scheme in September and October will ‘avert disaster’ in overcrowding crisis

About 5,500 offenders will be released early from prison…

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Take it from a former prisons inspector: letting offenders out early won’t fix our broken system | Anne Owers The justice secretary’s plan may free places, but funding is desperately needed for probation and community care * Anne Owers was chief inspector of prisons from 2001 to 2010 “Please don’t let them send me away. All my life I’ve been passed around…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Labour #JamesTimpson Take it from a former prisons inspector: letting offenders out early won’t fix our broken system | Anne Owers: The justice secretary’s plan may free places, but funding is desperately needed for probation and community care

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Fears UK prisons face ‘collapse’ as they could be full before early release scheme begins With Labour plan not coming into effect until September, ex-prison governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’ Prisons could still hit full capacity within weeks despite new emergency measures announced by Labour to release some…

#Prisonsandprobation #Crime #UKnews #Police Fears UK prisons face ‘collapse’ as they could be full before early release scheme begins: With Labour plan not coming into effect until September, ex-prison governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’

Prisons could still hit full…

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Fears UK prisons face ‘collapse’ as they could be full before early release scheme begins With Labour plan not coming into effect until September, ex-prison governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’ Prisons could still hit full capacity within weeks despite new emergency measures announced by Labour to release some…

#Prisonsandprobation #Crime #UKnews #Police Fears UK prisons face ‘collapse’ as they could be full before early release scheme begins: With Labour plan not coming into effect until September, ex-prison governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’

Prisons could still hit full…

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Thousands of prisoners to be released early to avoid ‘total breakdown of law and order’ Justice secretary says 1,000 probation officers will also be recruited ‘to avert disaster’ in England and Wales * UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer’s government will release thousands of prisoners after they have served 40% of their…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #ShabanaMahmood #Law Thousands of prisoners to be released early to avoid ‘total breakdown of law and order’: Justice secretary says 1,000 probation officers will also be recruited ‘to avert disaster’ in England and Wales

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Thousands of prisoners to be released early to avoid ‘total breakdown of law and order’ Justice secretary says 1,000 probation officers will also be recruited ‘to avert disaster’ in England and Wales * UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer’s government will release thousands of prisoners after they have served 40% of their…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #ShabanaMahmood #Law Thousands of prisoners to be released early to avoid ‘total breakdown of law and order’: Justice secretary says 1,000 probation officers will also be recruited ‘to avert disaster’ in England and Wales

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Over 10,000 prisoners were freed up to 70 days early by Sunak’s government New justice secretary is preparing to announce further emergency measures to ease overcrowding crisis in jails * UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak’s government released more than 10,000 prisoners up to 70 days early, figures reveal, as…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Law #Society Over 10,000 prisoners were freed up to 70 days early by Sunak’s government: New justice secretary is preparing to announce further emergency measures to ease overcrowding crisis in jails

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Justice secretary set to announce plans on prisons overcrowding crisis – UK politics live Shabana Mahmood to set out emergency measures, which could include reducing the time before some prisoners are automatically released The Justice Secretary is set to announce plans on Friday to address prison overcrowding in England and Wales, with fears…

#Politics #UKnews #Labour #Prisonsandprobation Justice secretary set to announce plans on prisons overcrowding crisis – UK politics live: Shabana Mahmood to set out emergency measures, which could include reducing the time before some prisoners are automatically released

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Colin Pitchfork parole hearing will not be held in public after ‘fresh allegations’ Parole Board apologises to families of child killer’s victims after unspecified ‘unforeseeable developments’ The parole hearing for Colin Pitchfork, who was convicted of raping and murdering two teenagers, will no longer be held in public due to…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Crime #UKnews Colin Pitchfork parole hearing will not be held in public after ‘fresh allegations’: Parole Board apologises to families of child killer’s victims after unspecified ‘unforeseeable developments’

The parole hearing for Colin Pitchfork, who was…

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Starmer ‘shocked’ about prisons crisis as early release scheme prepared Government to announce terms which could free more than 20,000 inmates in coming months to manage capacity The “shocking” prisons crisis is even worse than feared, Keir Starmer has said as the government prepares to release tens of thousands of inmates…

#Prisonsandprobation #KeirStarmer #HomeOffice #UKcriminaljustice Starmer ‘shocked’ about prisons crisis as early release scheme prepared: Government to announce terms which could free more than 20,000 inmates in coming months to manage capacity

The “shocking” prisons crisis is even worse than…

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Prisons crisis must not jeopardise Labour’s pledge on domestic abuse, Starmer told Government adviser warns effort to halve violence against women and girls will increase numbers heading to nearly full jails * UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer’s pledge to halve violence against women will put more pressure on prisons,…

#Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #Prisonsandprobation #Labour Prisons crisis must not jeopardise Labour’s pledge on domestic abuse, Starmer told: Government adviser warns effort to halve violence against women and girls will increase numbers heading to nearly full jails

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The Guardian view on overcrowded prisons: James Timpson’s arrival is a signal of hope | Editorial A strong emphasis on rehabilitation is what the justice ministry and Prison Service need The appointment of James Timpson as prisons minister is a hopeful signal that Labour plans to take a socially liberal, reformist approach to criminal justice,…

#Prisonsandprobation #JamesTimpson #UKcriminaljustice #Law The Guardian view on overcrowded prisons: James Timpson’s arrival is a signal of hope | Editorial: A strong emphasis on rehabilitation is what the justice ministry and Prison Service need

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Labour consider plan to release prisoners after 40% of sentence served Proposal is one of several being looked at by Ministry of Justice to address the ‘acute’ prison crisis Labour is considering plans to release offenders after they serve just 40% of their sentence in a bid to tackle prison overcrowding, the Guardian has…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Society #Labour Labour consider plan to release prisoners after 40% of sentence served: Proposal is one of several being looked at by Ministry of Justice to address the ‘acute’ prison crisis

Labour is considering plans to release offenders after they serve…

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As an ex-prison officer, here’s what I think about the Wandsworth jail sex video scandal | Alex South The film of an officer allegedly having sex with an inmate in a cell has gone viral. I worry that cuts create conditions in which corruption can flourish Just in case you weren’t sure: prison officers are not allowed to have sex with inmates. Given the…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Conservatives #Politics As an ex-prison officer, here’s what I think about the Wandsworth jail sex video scandal | Alex South: The film of an officer allegedly having sex with an inmate in a cell has gone viral. I worry that cuts create conditions in which…

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New prime minister will face a range of urgent priorities from day one An imminent Nato summit, bursting prisons and another strike by junior doctors for starters mean whoever takes the keys to No 10 will have little to no time to celebrate The campaign is over, but it’s only now that the really hard work begins. Every new…

#Generalelection2024 #Ukraine #Prisonsandprobation New prime minister will face a range of urgent priorities from day one: An imminent Nato summit, bursting prisons and another strike by junior doctors for starters mean whoever takes the keys to No 10 will have little to no time to celebrate

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Prison rehabilitation numbers down 74% since 2010, MoJ data shows Almost 12,000 fewer inmates completed offender management courses than when David Cameron took office * UK election live – latest updates The number of prisoners completing rehabilitation programmes under consecutive Conservative governments has…

#Prisonsandprobation #UKcriminaljustice #Conservatives #UKnews Prison rehabilitation numbers down 74% since 2010, MoJ data shows: Almost 12,000 fewer inmates completed offender management courses than when David Cameron took office

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