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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Researchers from the Department of Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University have been awarded funding by the Welsh government to evaluate their essential skills training for offenders serving sentences in the
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Violence has soared at an inner-city jail fuelled by a flood of so-called “legal highs”, an inspection report found. There was an average of 32 assaults on prisoners and staff
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Women have been given tents when they were released from prison with nowhere to go, a watchdog has revealed. The disclosure was made following an inspection into HMP Bronzefield in
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Ministers have come under pressure in the Lords to push ahead with prison improvements after a record number of deaths in custody. Justice minister Lord Faulks said the Government recognised
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A prison branded the most dangerous in the UK has stabilised its regime, but still falls a long way short of required safety standards, inspectors have said. Conditions inside HMP
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This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund (RRCF). The aim of the evaluation was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the extent
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Young offenders could serve their sentences in “secure schools” rather than prisons under a radical overhaul of youth custody. Proposals being considered by ministers would see criminals aged under 18
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Volunteer charities have complained that stricter rules for letting prisoners out on temporary release hamper their ability to fill placements designed to help rehabilitate inmates. A joint briefing by the
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Security firm G4S has apologised for the behaviour of staff at a young offender unit after an undercover BBC investigation found evidence of mistreatment of children being held there. A
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