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An unexpectedly challenging supervision and two completed programmes
The government should stop interfering with the work of the Parole Board
An agreement to collect data on joint enterprise prosecutions is a welcome, if small, step
The new policy on males in women’s prisons, while welcome, does not go far enough
One man’s ambition to change is tested in temporary hostel accommodation
The plan to build new prison places for women is in conflict with the government’s aim to reduce women's…
Effective campaigning requires listening as much as telling, and learning from those we seek to influence
Finally the issue of transgender prison policies has become news and can be debated
Sometimes probation is about achieving moments of stability
You can’t investigate and discipline your way to a functioning, fair and accountable police force
Our new strategy is about laying down the foundations necessary to sustain our work over the long-term
The criminal justice system is not a brand with a public image to be improved