Too many prisons have become “unacceptably violent and dangerous places”, a watchdog has warned. Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke said the “grim situation” his predecessor described around a year
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Findings and recommendations released in a new report by University of Stirling criminologists, Professor Gill McIvor and Dr Hannah Graham, indicate support among criminal justice practitioners for key changes to
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The number of children in custody who are restrained has more than doubled in the last five years, according to research. A report by the Howard League for Penal Reform
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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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Children in care are six times more likely to be cautioned or convicted of a crime than other young people, new research has found. A review by Lord Laming for
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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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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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Safety concerns have been raised about a young offender institution due to violence and bullying, an inspection report has revealed. One in four boys reported feeling unsafe at the time
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The Youth and Criminal Justice in Scotland: the young person’s journey is an online resource that aims to simplify how the youth and criminal justice system works for under 18s
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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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