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More training will make little difference if police retain a monopoly on first response

The decision by the Lankelly Chase Foundation to abolish itself is a huge gamble

The best ideas for reform and change come about through collaboration and shared learning

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…