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Apr30 |
30/04/2009 12:42:00 by sarah |
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A new approach to dealing with mentally ill offenders and those with learning disabilities could prevent this vulnerable group being caught in the revolving door of the criminal justice system. It could cut crime, improve health, reduce police and court workloads and free up prison places for serious and violent offenders, according to Lord Bradley's independent review published today and welcomed by the Prison Reform Trust. read more...
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Apr2 |
02/04/2009 14:28:00 by sarah |
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BT has reduced the prohibitively high cost of calls from prison payphones in England and Wales following a successful super-complaint issued to the regulator Ofcom last year. The reduction to prisoners in call costs will be on average 12%.
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Feb9 |
09/02/2009 14:53:00 by sarah |
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. read more...
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Feb4 |
04/02/2009 11:46:00 by sarah |
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Too Little, Too Late: An Independent Review of Unmet Mental Health Need in Prison, published by the Prison Reform Trust, reveals that many people who should have been diverted into mental health or social care from police stations or courts are entering prisons, which are ill equipped to meet their needs, and then being discharged back into the community without any support. read more...
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Nov20 |
20/11/2008 12:14:00 by sarah |
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Vulnerable people with learning difficulties who commit crime can end up lost in a system they do not understand. read more...
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