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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29/06/2011 00:01:00
Community penalties are now outperforming short prison sentences, according to statistics released today from the latest edition of the Prison Reform Trust’s Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile. If government succeeds in reforming the justice system, building on the success of community measures including diversion into health treatment where appropriate, and holding prison numbers to an unavoidable minimum, it could deliver on its promise of a “rehabilitation revolution”.
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09/02/2009 14:53:00
An inquest jury ruled today that the death of Michael Bailey a 23 year old inmate who was found hanged in his cell in the segregation unit of HMP Rye Hill in March 2005 could have been avoided.
Assistant deputy coroner, Tom Osborne, said Mr Bailey's death was avoidable and branded as "shameful" the fact that he had not been transferred to hospital despite mental health problems.
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01/01/2008 14:47:00
According to figures for England and Wales released by the Ministry of Justice, there were 92 "self-inflicted" deaths in 2007, including a 15 year old boy.
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