United Kingdom: England & Wales
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Read our selection of press reports about this country.
UK: une prison œuvre pour et avec les familles
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UK: ‘In probation, we’re poorly paid and the caseloads are unmanageable’
Steve Brown has just completed three months on home detention curfew, having left prison at the end of November. Things are looking up. He has had his electronic tag removed and last week moved into new supported accommodation. “I’m in a good place,” he says, “but no thanks to the probation service…UK: des prisons testent la reconnaissance faciale et oculaire
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Scotland: prisons ‘bursting at seams’ as inmate numbers pass 8,000
Scotland’s rising prison population has topped the 8,000 mark, prompting fears it is heading towards the highest levels since the Scottish Parliament was established. The unwanted benchmark has been reached despite high-profile efforts to drive down prison numbers.Scotland has one of the highest in…UK: at Birmingham prison, government takeover from G4S extended for another six months
Birmingham Prison is to remain in government hands for a further six months due to the “fragile” state of the jail, the government has said. The Prison Service stepped in to operate HMP Birmingham last August after an inspection uncovered soaring violence, drug use and appalling living conditions.…United Kingdom: how lessons in Scandinavian design could help prisons with rehabilitation
For many people who end up in prison, efforts at rehabilitation are hampered by historic, pervasive and deeply embedded social inequalities. The bloated prison system in England and Wales has become a dangerous place with little hope of rehabilitating offenders.