* Prison Reform

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Prison crisis: Have we reached a turning point?

*Comment & Analysis

New government white paper fails to address serious safety concerns inside prisons

These reforms will do nothing to fix the crisis in UK’s prisons

*Blog

"The cells are small, averaging six by eight feet, and built for single occupancy, but they often hold two or even three inmates"

Memo to the minister: If you care, this is what life is actually like in prison

*Blog

"The prison population will continue to grow. The violence, self-injury, and deaths will not go away"

Brexit could put an end to prison reform before it’s even started

*Comment & Analysis

More than 100 young people have taken their own lives in prison since 2007

Time to end the scandal of young people dying in prison

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Life behind bars won't be quite so cushy after Grayling's incentives scheme tweaks

Lock ’em up and throw away the remote? Grayling toughens up life behind bars

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Ken Clarke's liberal prison reforms are working, according to a study by the Office for National Statistics.

Ken Clarke’s plan is working: Prison numbers set to fall

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Andrew Copson awarded OBE in first-ever UK award for ‘Services to the Non-Religious’

Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for services to the non-religious, who now represent a majority of the UK’s population. Andrew Copson has worked for Humanists UK since… Read more »

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MPs finish Report Stage Debate on Assisted Dying Bill

MPs have finished the Report Stage debate of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as well as voting on various amendments. More such votes are expected to follow ahead of a crunch Third Reading vote next Friday. During today’s debate, MPs voted in favour of several changes that strengthen the safeguards in the… Read more »

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Rehab down the toilet? David Cameron prefers 'retribution'

Retribution or rehab? PM wants both

David Cameron will insist the government can have its rehabilitation revolution at the same time as bringing “retribution” on the country’s criminals in a speech this lunchtime.

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