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UK: forecast fall in prison numbers not "green light" for government justice reforms
A projected drop in the prison population is “no justification” for an “unevidenced ‘tough on crime’ policy” from the Government, campaigners have said. The comments came as the number of people behind bars was forecast to drop in the next five years.UK: Boris Johnson anuncia la creación de 10.000 espacios nuevos en las prisiones
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UK: prison restaurant serves up cut in reoffending
A high-quality restaurant in prison, where inmates can learn valuable skills in cooking and hospitality, is making a “significant” difference in cutting reoffending rates, say researchers. The Ministry of Justice study suggests inmates trained in the Clink restaurant are much less likely to be stuc…UK: Feltham youth jail warned by prisons watchdog over ‘extraordinary’ decline in safety
In unprecedented move, chief inspectorate invokes rarely-used urgent notification process on Feltham A young offender institution (YOI) after ‘disturbing’ inspection findings including surge in violence and self-harmUK: I worked in a pupil referral unit for years. The government's new "secure schools" are just a pipeline to prison
The ease with which contracts for these youth jail schemes are being secured by for-profit organisations is dizzying. All they’ll do is preside over another disproportionately black, poor, male and disabled populationUnited Kingdom: decline in prison safety standards and lack of staffing "seriously hampering" inmate rehabilitation, report finds
“Perfect storm” of staffing issues, increased use of psychoactive substances and crumbling infrastructure across prison estate could be jeopardising public safety, expert warns.