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Sometimes, even good probation practice is not enough

It’s time for a realistic retirement age for prison officers

Imprisonment is not the solution to the problems posed by anti-social behaviour

Parliament is responsible for the dreadful state of our prisons. Only it can fix them

An unrealistic strategy on electronic monitoring led to the catastrophic outcomes

A stupid offence by a one-off opportunist

Poor management of the electronic monitoring contract led to a vast waste of money

A creative, energetic and optimistic challenge is the antidote to the entrenched monotony of…

Male prisoners who shouldn’t be in women’s prisons. But shouldn’t the same apply to male staff…

Good probation practice means you don't always do it by the book

We can learn a lot from Germany’s progressive prison system

An unexpectedly challenging supervision and two completed programmes