“One of the killers of Damilola Taylor will be released early from prison, despite showing no remorse at his trial and probation reports stating he posed ‘a high risk’ of attacking more people.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A major civil liberties row is threatening to erupt over the ‘unprecedented’ parole conditions imposed on members of Islamist groups now being released from prison having completed their sentences for terrorist offences.”
The Observer, 27th June 2010
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“Probation officers have admitted to lacking the skills and training necessary to protect the public from sex offenders, according to an independent investigation into the police and probation services.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
Source: www.gaurdian.co.uk
“Police, prisons and probation services are failing to tackle the growing dangers of young people getting involved in gangs, according to a damning new report.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The backlash against short-term prison sentences intensified today after the representative bodies of both prison governors and probation officers condemned them as expensive and ineffective.”
The Independent, 21st June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police insisted today they are doing all they can to monitor sex offenders as it was revealed more than 300 are missing in the UK.”
The Independent, 26th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Britain should appoint a cabinet minister responsible for the welfare of ex-service personnel amid concern over the rising number who end up in custody after returning home from a war zone, a former prisons inspector says.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Large numbers of prisoners who pose no danger to the public are trapped in jail because society has become risk-averse over whether to release them on licence, the chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales said tonight.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Large numbers of prisoners are being held behind bars despite posing no threat to society, the chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales said last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The judge who granted anonymity to the killers of the murdered two-year-old, James Bulger, warned last night that Jon Venables could be murdered if his new identity is revealed.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Inspectors have called for a ministerial review of indefinite prison sentences, saying the current situation was ”unsustainable”.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Fresh concerns about the way dangerous offenders are monitored in the community were raised today by a damning investigation into probation service failings after the torture and murder of two French students in London last year.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Blunders in the supervision of violent drug addict Dano Sonnex meant he was free to kill French students Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo last year.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Criminals being supervised by the probation service have committed more than 1,100 serious offences over the past two years.”
The Independent, 1st August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The father of a French student murdered in London has begun legal action against British authorities over failures in the justice system.”
BBC News, 8th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“BBC News has seen an official letter which appears to cast doubt on claims by Justice Secretary Jack Straw that probation failings in the Dano Sonnex case were due to staff mismanaging their resources.”
BBC News, 19th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“David Scott, the chief probation officer who resigned over the murder of two French students by a convicted violent criminal and his accomplice, has launched a scathing attack on the justice secretary, Jack Straw.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has published reports on the management of Dano Sonnex within the criminal justice system, following his conviction for the murders of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The parents of murdered French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez are to sue British authorities over systematic failures in the justice system that contributed to their sons’ deaths.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A dangerous knife thug freed from jail by mistake was today jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for the ‘sadistic’ murders of two brilliant French students.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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