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Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is presenting false evidence to justify the sell-off of the probation service, according to the probation officers’ union.
A pilot scheme offering support to male prisoners on their release was trumpeted by the government as “groundbreaking” and used as justification for privatising probation after it was shown to reduce re-offending by 12 per cent.
But Napo was quick to point out that the scheme, involving voluntary-sector workers at HMP Peterborough, was with offenders serving less than 12 months — a group probation officers have never worked with.
IAN LAWRENCE welcomes the government sentencing review but warns past experience shows such words rarely translate into meaningful action
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society