24/11/2011 14:39:00
The coalition Government has abandoned plans to axe the Youth Justice Board, justice minister Lord McNally announced on 23 November 2011.The U-turn comes after Justice Secretary Ken Clarke announced that his department would not go ahead with plans to abolish the role of chief coroner.
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill presents an opportunity to get to grips with a distorted, often ineffective, system which places too much store on what imprisonment can achieve.
With government amendments to reform indeterminate sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPPs), the Bill contains many important features of the Green Paper. It has, however, lost some of its clarity of purpose. PRT published a briefing for the House of Lords second reading which propose amendments to strengthen the Bill and help create a fairer and more effective justice system.
A copy of the briefing can be viewed by clicking this link.
You can also download Prison Reform Trust's detailed response to the justice green paper by clicking this link
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21/10/2011 12:18:00
Too many vulnerable women are unnecessarily sent to the UK’s prisons for non-violent offences, while local women’s centres – which have had better results in reducing offending – face an uncertain future. We are calling on our supporters to help put this right.
Click here for more information and to email your MP.
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19/09/2011 09:19:00
An ICM poll last week revealed that the overwhelming majority want a system where offenders are required to make amends for the harm they have done. Just over a month after the riots shook our cities, 94% of the 1,000 people polled said that people who commit theft or vandalism should do unpaid community work as part of their sentence.
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15/09/2011 07:17:00
ICM survey results offer massive vote of support for community payback and restorative justice.
The results of an ICM telephone poll of 1,000 members of the public, conducted one month after the riots in England, show overwhelming popular support for constructive ways in which offenders can make amends to victims for the harm they have caused.
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