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Preparing the prisons marketplace
The Ministry of Justice is reorganising 70 existing prisons into 21 'contract package areas' to make it easier to privatise them. Over at the Howard League Andrew Neilson...
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Enough to get by
Single people need to earn at least £16,850 a year before tax and couples with two children at least £19,400 each in 2013 for a minimum acceptable living standard, according to the latest minimum income standard report...
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Rejecting future prisons
New on the Reclaim Justice Network website, Judah Schept critiques the recent Policy Exchange Future Prisons report.
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Legal aid cuts risk miscarriages of justice
The Guardian has spoken to former defendants, families and lawyers about the risk of widespread miscarriages of justice if the government's legal aid cuts go...
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Delays could jeopardise 'rush-job' probation reforms
Alan Travis reviews latest developments in the ongoing probation restructuring saga. The leaked risk register, he notes, contains 'three "code blacks" – the highest risk...
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Grayling change of heart on legal representation
Justice Minister Chris Grayling has backed down on plans to restrict legal aid to a small number of hand-picked firms, according to The Daily Telegraph...
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New Prison Service Journal now online
The July 2013 edition of Prison Service Journal is now available to download from our website. This edition has a special focus on HMP Whatton. The Centre hosts the online version of the Prison Service...
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What have I done to deserve this?
An editorial in The Lancet describes as unacceptable findings in a new report showing that 9,378 people were detained...
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Helping them with their enquiries
The prime minister is reported to be giving active consideration to widening the scope of inquiries into the activities of undercover police officers following allegations that the police...
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Police ethics and misconduct
The Home Affairs Commitee has called for a new police code of ethics and integrity in a report published today following a six month...
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Let's get digital
The Ministry of Justice has published a strategy and action plan for the criminal justice system - Transforming the CJS - promising a faster, more transparent and hi-tech...
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Do knife amnesties make a difference?
Our director Richard Garside recently spoke about the effectiveness of knife amnesty bins on BBC news. For more on what makes for effective strategies in tackling gun and knife crime,...