Prisons / Offenders – Page 38

Scottish Government propose to expand use of electronic tags to help prevent reoffending

By The Press Association4th October 2016News Scotland

An expansion of the use of electronic tags to help reduce reoffending has been proposed by the Scottish Government. Pilot projects will see GPS tracking, alcohol monitoring technology and tagging

Lack of accommodation and funding harming female offender rehabilitation efforts

By The Press Association29th September 2016News England

A shortage of accommodation and lack of funding are hampering efforts to help female offenders turn away from crime, a watchdog has warned. Dedicated funding for women was said to

Resources: Secure estate e-learning module for workforce in Wales

By Iain MacDonald23rd September 2016Reports & Resources

A new bilingual e-learning module on assessing and meeting the care and support needs of individuals in the secure estate is now available on the Care Council for Wales’ Learning

Prison officers ‘not trained to deal with mentally ill inmate blinding himself’

By The Press Association20th September 2016News Northern Ireland

Prison officers who watched as a mentally ill prisoner blinded himself were not sufficiently trained to deal with such a severe case, the Justice Minister has told the Northern Ireland

Social worker struck off over failures to visit offenders with mental health problems

By The Press Association16th September 2016News Wales

A health professional who failed to make regular visits to convicted criminals with mental health problems has been struck off as a social worker. A Care Council for Wales (CCW)

Webwatch: i-HOP – New Barnardo’s toolkit to help children of prisoners

By Iain MacDonald8th September 2016Webwatch

A free information service to help the children and families of prisoners in England and Wales has been launched by children’s charity, Barnardo’s. i-HOP (Information Hub on Offenders’ families with

Staff at Scotland’s largest prison face ‘extra challenges’ due to rise in sex offenders

By The Press Association7th September 2016News Scotland

Staff at Scotland’s largest prison face “extra challenges” from a large increase in the number of sex offenders housed in Barlinnie, according to a report. An inspection of the male-only

MPs report postcode lottery in schemes that help victims and offenders make contact

By The Press Association1st September 2016News England

Victims of crime face a postcode lottery over the availability of “restorative” justice schemes that bring them into contact with offenders, a Commons report has found. While some variation is

Mental health of NI inmates better than English prisoners, 1980s files show

By The Press Association24th August 2016News Northern Ireland

The mental health of prisoners in Northern Ireland in the 1980s was better than their counterparts in England and Wales, state files from 1989 have said. About two-thirds of inmates

Woman faces court in assault case linked to youth jail ‘mistreatment’ probe

By The Press Association22nd August 2016News England

The first person to be charged by detectives investigating allegations of abuse and mistreatment of youngsters at a youth jail will appear in court today. Rebecca Harold, 24, was charged

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Scottish Government propose to expand use of electronic tags to help prevent reoffending

Lack of accommodation and funding harming female offender rehabilitation efforts

Resources: Secure estate e-learning module for workforce in Wales

Prison officers ‘not trained to deal with mentally ill inmate blinding himself’

Webwatch: i-HOP – New Barnardo’s toolkit to help children of prisoners

Staff at Scotland’s largest prison face ‘extra challenges’ due to rise in sex offenders

MPs report postcode lottery in schemes that help victims and offenders make contact

Mental health of NI inmates better than English prisoners, 1980s files show

Woman faces court in assault case linked to youth jail ‘mistreatment’ probe

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Tag: Prisons / Offenders

Scottish Government propose to expand use of electronic tags to help prevent reoffending

Lack of accommodation and funding harming female offender rehabilitation efforts

Resources: Secure estate e-learning module for workforce in Wales

Prison officers ‘not trained to deal with mentally ill inmate blinding himself’

Social worker struck off over failures to visit offenders with mental health problems

Webwatch: i-HOP – New Barnardo’s toolkit to help children of prisoners

Staff at Scotland’s largest prison face ‘extra challenges’ due to rise in sex offenders

MPs report postcode lottery in schemes that help victims and offenders make contact

Mental health of NI inmates better than English prisoners, 1980s files show

Woman faces court in assault case linked to youth jail ‘mistreatment’ probe