United Kingdom: England & Wales
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UK: Big rise in assault and self-harm incidents at Highpoint Prison prompts call for the number of people in prison to be reduced
Incidents of assault and self harm at Highpoint prison have risen in recent years, amid warnings that England and Wales’ prisons have been asked “to do too much with too little for too long”.UK: forecast fall in prison numbers not "green light" for government justice reforms
A projected drop in the prison population is “no justification” for an “unevidenced ‘tough on crime’ policy” from the Government, campaigners have said. The comments came as the number of people behind bars was forecast to drop in the next five years.UK: Boris Johnson anuncia la creación de 10.000 espacios nuevos en las prisiones
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UK: prison restaurant serves up cut in reoffending
A high-quality restaurant in prison, where inmates can learn valuable skills in cooking and hospitality, is making a “significant” difference in cutting reoffending rates, say researchers. The Ministry of Justice study suggests inmates trained in the Clink restaurant are much less likely to be stuc…