December 21,
2005: Homelessness and Young Prisoners
December 20, 2005: Investigation into John Monckton's Murder
December 20, 2005: Bringing the Law on Murder into the 21st Century
December 19, 2005: Child's Death In Custody: No Corporate Manslaughter Charges
December 17,
2005: Probation Union Calls for Inquiry
December 16,
2005: Latest Probation Figures Published
December 16, 2005: Imprisonment Figures Published
December 6,
2005: Cocaine Use Rising, LSD Use Declines
December 2, 2005: New Police Powers To Test For Drugs On Arrest
December 2, 2005: New Criminal Justice Inspectorate Blueprint
December 21,
2005: Homelessness and Young Prisoners
New Howard
League for Penal Reform research indicates that homelessness amongst young
prisoners needs to be urgently tackled. A new Howard League report 'The Key to
the future? The housing needs of young adults in prison' calls on...
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December 20, 2005: Investigation into John Monckton's Murder
Home Secretary
Charles Clarke has announced an investigation by the Chief Inspector Of
Probation into the events surrounding the murder of John Monckton.
Probation Union
Napo had earlier called for...
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December 20, 2005: Bringing the Law on Murder into the 21st Century
The Law Commission
has published provisional proposals on the
reform of the law on murder.
According to the Commission, the current law on murder is a "mess"...
more
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December 19, 2005: Child's Death In Custody: No Corporate Manslaughter Charges
The Howard League
for Penal Reform has condemned the decision not to bring charges against the
company running the child jail where 15 year old Gareth Myatt died whilst being
restrained... more
December
17, 2005: Probation Union Calls for Inquiry
Harry Fletcher of Probation Union
Napo, responding to the conviction of two
defendants for the murder of banker John Monckton, said...
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December
16, 2005: Latest Probation Figures Published
The new Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2004 for
England and Wales published by the Home Office
Research, Development and Statistics
Directorate provide an authoritative picture of the scale and nature of
probation intervention for last year. The total number...
more
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December 16,
2005: Imprisonment Figures Published
The new Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2004 for
England and Wales published by the Home Office
Research, Development and Statistics
Directorate provide some interesting insights into the nature of the prison
population in England and Wales... more
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December 6, 2005: Cocaine Use Rising, LSD Use Declines
A new Home Office
Statistical Bulletin with data on known drug offences and offenders in England
and Wales in 2004 has just been published. The bulletin, entitled 'Drug
Offenders in England and Wales 2004'... more
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December 2, 2005: New Police Powers To Test For Drugs On Arrest
From 1 December 2005, police are empowered to test for drugs on
arrest. The new powers, which aim to reduce drug-related crime by getting
offenders into treatment, were introduced... more
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December 2, 2005: New Criminal Justice Inspectorate Blueprint
The blueprint for the
new single inspectorate for
justice, community safety and custody has just been published by the
Home Office...
more
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