Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced £4 million of extra funding to increase the use of community sentences. The money will go towards community justice authorities and voluntary groups as
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A new book by Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (SCCJR) and University of Stirling criminologist Dr Hannah Graham has been hailed as “a truly remarkable achievement” and an “important
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A summit is to be held as violence against staff in prisons, immigration centres and prisoner escort services hits “breaking point”. The Community union said its members in the prison
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Stress-related illness among prison staff has hit a five-year high following major cuts to the workforce, new figures have revealed. Prison staff in England and Wales took off 54,519 days
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The work of Staffordshire Youth Offending Service was of a high standard and staff were committed to doing their best for children and young people, said Dame Glenys Stacey, Chief
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One in three prisoners said they had taken drugs formerly known as “legal highs” in the last month, a poll found. Of 625 respondents, 33% of inmates reported having used
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The crisis in British jails threatens a repeat of the biggest prison riots in UK history at Strangeways in Manchester almost 30 years ago, the shadow justice secretary has warned.
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Every prisoner will be placed on a bespoke learning plan as part of a sweeping overhaul of education behind bars. Inmates will be given a “tailored” programme upon arrival in
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Rising levels of violence, self-harm and suicides behind bars threaten to “severely undermine” the Government’s prisons overhaul, a parliamentary report has warned. Safety in jails in England and Wales continues
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The Ministry of Justice is to take over the running of a scandal-hit youth prison, according to reports. Medway Secure Training Centre in Rochester, Kent, was at the centre of
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