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Hundreds of prisoners are being encouraged to take jobs in the retail and logistics sector on release to plug skills gaps in entry level roles, helping reduce reoffending while supporting businesses.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
HMP Fosse Way opens - key milestone in 20,000-place building programme.
Thousands of prisoners vulnerable to addiction, mental health issues or homelessness will no longer be released on Fridays as a new Bill to reduce reoffending becomes law today (29 June 2023).
Criminals serving community orders for low level offences will be closely monitored by judges as part of a new pilot forcing offenders to clean up their acts or be put behind bars.
A further 160 new modular prison cells designed to quickly boost jail capacity and keep the public safe are set to open at HMP Hollesley Bay in Suffolk next week.
New Community Payback teams to clean up fly-tipping or vandalism within 48 hours.
£15 million for services that work with women in the justice system.
Prisons Minister Damian Hinds has today (26 May 2023) outlined a package of urgent measures to improve safety and rehabilitation at HMYOI Cookham Wood, including additional staff being deployed and a major crackdown on weapo…
More than double the number of ex-offenders found work following a major government drive to reduce reoffending and plug labour shortages to help grow the economy.
Hundreds of Albanian prisoners to be returned to their home country in exchange for UK support to help modernise the Albanian prison system.
Terrorist prisoners to be banned from taking leading roles in religious services.
New Lord Chancellor announces 13,000 cameras now available to every prison officer on shift.
Correspondence from the PSPRB Chair to the Minister of State for Justice for Prisons and Probation in response to the 2023 timetable and receipt of evidence.
Government awards £1.8 million to prepare more offenders for work and training.
More than 90 business experts have been enlisted as prison employment advisors to help drive thousands of prison leavers into work and away from a life of crime.
New modern prison cells that can be built and rolled-out at speed in order to boost jail capacity and keep the public safe were unveiled at HMP Norwich yesterday (2 March 2023).
The name of the UK’s first all-electric prison has been revealed today (27 February 2023) by Prisons Minister Damian Hinds.
Transgender women with male genitalia will no longer be able to be held in mainstream women’s prisons, under new measures coming into force today.
Dozens more former police officers and detectives with experience of managing dangerous offenders will be recruited as part of plans to toughen up the parole system.
Thousands of prisoners are getting clean thanks to a doubling of drug-free wings in jails as the government’s war on addiction steps up a gear.
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