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UK: The Cost of Short Sentences 10th March 2010
A new report by the National Audit Office in the UK highlights the social and economic cost of short sentences. Read more
US: Downsizing the Prison Population 10th March 2010
The reduction of the prison population is the focus of two US reports. Read more
NI: Community Service Schemes Receive a Glowing Report 10th March 2010
A report released in NI today examines the Probation Board's Community Service schemes. Read more
UK: Spending public resources to imprison children is making society less safe 1st March 2010
'Punishing costs: How locking up children is making Britain less safe' is a new report from the Social Economics Foundation, which presents new results on the full cost to society of the use of prisons. It outlines a policy to change the pattern of public spending for a safer and… Read more
UK: Families Workshops in Prison 26th February 2010
The provision of families workshops in prison is providing many men with real incentives to change their lives. Read more
UK: Prisons Inspectorate and Investing in 'Not Prison' 24th February 2010
Dame Anne Owers takes an opportunity to highlight the progress made, and the distance yet to go. Read more
Scotland: Police Chief calls for radical overhaul of community sentences 19th February 2010
Chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police, David Strang, calls for a radical change in way the system as a whole works to prevent crime rather than simply mop up the aftermath. Read more
Guardian: Where's the victim support for troubled perpetrators? 17th February 2010
A Guardian article highlights the familiar story that many young offenders are themselves victims. Read more
NY Times: 'Prisoners of Parole' 8th February 2010
New initiatives in Hawaii seeking to reduce probation violations signal a new approach to criminal justice policy. Read more
UK: The Importance of Skills and Training in Successful Reintegration 4th February 2010
A report introduced in the UK today puts skills and training at the forefront as the key to aiding reintegration and reducing re-offending. Read more