Prison day release rules to be tightened, minister says
‘Day release from prison is to be scaled back following a series of serious crimes committed by offenders temporarily out of jail.’
BBC News, 9th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: rehabilitation
Reforms to help reduce reoffending come into force – Ministry of Justice
‘Reforms which will cut the amount of time some offenders need to disclose details of any low level convictions will come into effect next month, Justice Minister Simon Hughes said today.’
Ministry of Justice, 13th February 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Number of sex offenders in England and Wales rises by more than third in five years – Daily Telegraph
‘The number of registered sex offenders in England and Wales has risen by more than a third in the past five years. More than 40,000 registered sex offenders, including 2,700 judged to pose a serious risk to the public, are living in the community and being monitored by probation services.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sex offenders freed from prison without treatment will ‘create more victims’ – The Independent
‘Prisons across England and Wales are routinely releasing dangerous sex offenders without putting them through treatment programmes because budget cuts have left places critically scarce.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Soldier jailed for killing daughter after returning from Afghanistan – The Guardian
‘A soldier who killed his 20-month-old daughter after surviving a rogue attack in Afghanistan has been jailed for six years.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Secure college’ plans for young offenders revealed – BBC News
‘Plans to build the first “secure college” for young criminals in England and Wales have been confirmed by ministers.’
BBC News, 17th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Concern over number of soldiers who end up in jail prompts review – The Guardian
‘Rory Stewart, the Tory MP who served as deputy governor of an Iraqi province after the 2003 war, is to lead a government review to improve the rehabilitation of ex-service personnel who are jailed.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The old debate: punish prisoners, or rehabilitate them? – Daily Telegraph
‘Debates over how to treat prisoners have gone on since imprisonment began: should the prison system leave inmates to fester in cold cells, with punishment and deterrence as the goal of incarceration? Or should it let them wander from classroom to games room, preaching rehabilitation into society as its main aim?’
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisons: Efforts to cut reoffending ‘not working’ – BBC News
‘Efforts to stop prisoners reoffending are “not working” and should be the subject of a major policy review, two senior inspectors have said.’
BBC News, 17th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Let reformed drug addicts become magistrates’, suggests think tank – The Independent
‘Ex-offenders who’ve turned away from crime would be ideally suited to help deal with low-level offenders.’
The Independent, 17th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Timpson – Repairing Offenders’ Lives – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
‘John Timpson hopes more employers will follow in his footsteps and give ex-offenders a second chance.’
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 29th November 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Major shake up to prisoner incentives – Ministry of Justice
“Significant reforms to the Incentive and Earned Privileges (IEP) policy across prisons in England and Wales have been brought into force today.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
The Sinister Side of Restorative Justice – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“Restorative justice offers many benefits but is it in danger of being mishandled, asks Tracey McMahon.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 26th October 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Chris Grayling told to delay probation service privatisation or risk deaths – The Guardian
“Three leading figures in the probation service have warned the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, he must delay his probation service privatisation plan for at least six months or face inevitable protection failures and risks to public safety, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Internet access in jails ‘can cut reoffending’ – The Independent
“Prisoners should have access to computers and the internet to help with re-integration into society and reduce re-offending once they are released, according to research.”
The Independent, 28th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jailed women will serve their sentences closer to home – The Independent
“Women prisoners will be held as close to their homes as possible and guaranteed help to return to the outside world under measures to be announced today to break the cycle of female offending.”
The Independent, 25th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
HMP Blundeston inmate in human rights bid to keep jail open – BBC News
“Closing a Suffolk prison will breach an inmate’s human rights, lawyers have told the government.”
BBC News, 10th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Analysis: HMP Oakwood report – BBC News
“The official website for HMP Oakwood says that it wants to ‘inspire, motivate and guide prisoners to become the best they can be.'”
BBC News, 8th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chris Grayling scraps early release for child rape and terrorism – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Today [4 October] the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced that there would be significant changes to the early release provisions. An MoJ press release stated that primary legislation would be brought forward in the new year.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th October 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Retiring magistrate warns of ‘dismay’ over soft justice – Daily Telegraph
“A magistrate who has retired after 25 years on the bench expressed his ‘dismay’ at the way courts have pandered towards rehabilitating criminals rather than punishing them.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
