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Prisoners are to be upskilled in cutting-edge farming techniques as the government continues to get offenders into work and cut crime.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New prison wings designed to get offenders clean will receive funding thanks to the government’s 10-year strategy to tackle drug-fuelled crime.
Almost 4,000 ex-offenders have been helped into work since the launch of a major drive to increase employment and cut crime.
Victims, members of the public and the media will be able to ask for a parole hearing to be heard in public for the first time, following law changes being made today (30 June 2022).
New houseblocks to be built at 6 prisons - accommodating more than 2,200 prisoners.
Alcohol-fuelled crime will be cut as offenders released from prisons in England face alcohol bans and having their drinking electronically monitored from today (15 June 2022).
Prisoners vulnerable to addiction, mental health issues or homelessness will no longer be released on Fridays under new plans to cut reoffending and make streets safer.
Serious offenders to demonstrably prove they no longer pose a risk to public.
Number of Clink Kitchens quadruples since September 2021.
Site in Swansea will pioneer new approach to tackling female offending.
More than 1,500 new trainee probation officers have been hired this year - hitting the government’s target while helping to cut crime, make streets safer and protect the public.
Tougher airport-style security rolled out across the prison estate in England and Wales has intercepted almost 20,000 attempts to smuggle illegal contraband behind bars.
Over the last year, the proportion of ex-offenders in work 6 weeks after release increased by more than half.
More dangerous and influential terrorists will be separated in specialist units to thwart the spread of their poisonous ideology, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced today (27 April 2022).
PSPRB Chair’s response to the 2022 England and Wales pay round activation letter from the Minister of State for Prisons and Probation.
More than 97% of offenders on sobriety tags have stayed off alcohol, a year after they were introduced in England following a successful pilot in Wales.
Public protection will be put back at the heart of the parole system to stop the release of dangerous offenders from prison.
Prison designed from top to bottom with smart technology to cut crime and protect public.
Business experts will spearhead a drive to get prison leavers into stable jobs so they can break the cycle of crime, it was announced today (3 March 2022).
Sixteen prisons across the country to be expanded through new houseblocks and refurbishments.
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