“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“The debate about the future of probation services rages on. As a previous ‘service user’, otherwise known as an offender, I can look at my experience of my regional probation service, but I can also highlight the importance of not selling this vital institution to private organizations.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 20th September 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“A sex attacker given a suspended jail term for a knifepoint rape after his victim said he needed ‘help not punishment’ has had his ‘unduly lenient’ sentence increased to a five years in prison.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Most life sentence prisoners did not reoffend and were able to lead productive lives on release, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, and Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of a joint inspection into life sentence prisoners. However, they added that the work done with life sentence prisoners at key points in their sentence could be improved.”
CrimeLine, 12th September 2013
Source: www.crimeline.info
“Murderers, rapists and other life prisoners are being allowed out on day release without being properly risk assessed, two watchdogs have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Women’s prison in Surrey criticised for ‘inhumane and degrading treatment’ of a prisoner.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Convicted criminals in the West Midlands are being paid to work in call centres.”
BBC News, 21st August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Women offenders are being ignored in plans to overhaul rehabilitation services, a committee of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 15th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government is ignoring the needs of women offenders with its probation reforms, a group of MPs has warned.”
The Independent, 15th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A national network of 70 ‘resettlement prisons’ is to be established to ensure that inmates are released from jail close to the area in which they will live, the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Coalition’s plans to let private companies supervise ex-prisoners have been blocked in the House of Lords.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has been warned by his most senior officials that plans to privatise 70% of the probation service lack support, are being pushed through on an aggressive timetable and potentially endanger public safety, leaked documents show.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP’s ‘Crime in Context’ speech. Originally given at Civitas. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ slightly from the delivered version.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th June 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“A dedicated mentoring website linking offenders to high-quality support to get their lives back on track is being launched today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th June 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
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