14/12/2011 00:01:00
Those responsible for the justice system know only too well that one dreadful event, or a high profile court case, can have a devastating impact on prison numbers. The latest edition of the Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile reveals how the August riots, as well as causing harm and distress in communities, propelled an extra 846 people into our already overcrowded jails. This hit the prison service hard when it was already trying to cope with severe budget cuts and overcrowding largely driven by inflation in sentencing.
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06/12/2010 12:26:00
Prison has a poor record for reducing reoffending – 49% of adults are reconvicted within one year of release – for those serving sentences of less than 12 months this increases to 61%. The average cost of each prison place is now £45,000.
The newly announced green paper should use all available evidence to create a fairer, more effective, more efficient criminal justice system.
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24/11/2010 09:43:00
Children with learning disabilities and other impairments are more likely to go to prison than other young people because the youth justice system is failing to recognise their needs, according to a major survey of youth offending team (YOT) staff.
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01/12/2009 18:37:00
Vulnerable defendants in the criminal courts: a review of provision for adults and children.
Jessica Jacobson with Jenny Talbot
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06/10/2009 18:56:00
This briefing calls for health, social services, criminal justice and other relevant services in Wales to come together to do more to prevent people with learning disabilities getting in trouble with the police and to encourage the effective rehabilitation of those in the justice system.
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20/11/2008 18:53:00
Prisoners' Voices: Experiences of the criminal justice system by prisoners with learning disabilities and learning difficulties.
Jenny Talbot
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12/06/2008 18:44:00
Police responses to suspects with learning disabilities and learning difficulties: a review of policy and practice.
Jessica Jacobson
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26/09/2007 18:08:00
Identifying and supporting prisoners with learning difficulties and learning disabilities: the views of prison staff in Scotland.
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07/03/2007 18:28:00
No One Knows: The prevalance and associated needs of offenders with learning difficulties and learning disabilities.
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07/03/2007 18:23:00
An easy read introduction to the Prison Reform Trust and the work of the No One Knows programme.
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07/03/2007 17:56:00
Identifying and supporting prisoners with learning difficulties and learning disabilities: the views of prison staff, England and Wales.
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