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The marketisation of prison alternatives

In 1976, Michel Foucault warned against the dangers of institutionalising alternatives to prison. Noting how seemingly progressive strategies can re-enact similar punitive functions to that of the prison, he argued that: ‘the carceral objectives of resocialization through work, through the family...

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The marketisation of prison alternatives

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Government over-reliant on G4S and Serco

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has released a report today warning that Government has become over-reliant on a...

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Warehousing children in prisons is wrong

A letter published today in The Daily Telegraph criticises government plans to build the largest children's prison in Europe, describing it as 'bad for...

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A4e ends prisoner education contract prematurely

A4e has ended a £17 million contract to deliver education and training to prisoners in 12 London prisons because it can't make a profit, reports The Independent...

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cjm 97: Criminal justice marketisation

This edition, guest edited by Dr Mary Corcoran marks the first anniversary of the launch of the competition to bid for contracts to deliver probation services under the banner of Transforming Rehabilitation.

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Transforming Rehabilitation: and the procession passed on…

Two events coincided at the end of May 2014 that illuminate the contrary directions in thinking about the future of our economy. The first was the conference on Inclusive Capitalism,...