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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 repeated policy…
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