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"We’ve learnt how important it is to create that human connection with them"

Non-religious pastoral carers have entered a Northern Ireland prison for the first time

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"A new cross-party group of parliamentarians was launched this month with the mission of improving the lot of the wrongly convicted"

Miscarriages of justice are devastating for those involved – now’s the time to push for change

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"People are emerging from prison more broken than they were before"

Chris Grayling’s probation reforms have been a disaster for the service

Warnings about the scale and pace of the reforms have come to fruition

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Howard League

Prison overcrowding

There are too many people in prison and many are left without support. Levels of suicides, self-injury and violence are at an all-time high.

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"Money and potential is wasted if we do not support people once they are released"

Lack of government support after prison fails both individuals and society

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"Prison doesn't work and short sentences work worst"

Latest shocking figures show we need urgent action to tackle the prison crisis

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The Supreme Court ruled that Joint Enterprise rules have been misinterpreted for decades

The joint enterprise ruling should be celebrated not feared

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The outgoing prisons inspector has warned of overcrowding and declining safety in prisons

Parting shot: Prison inspector steps down with last blast at Grayling

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Many prisoners fear their release date

Many prisoners fear their release date. It’s not what you’d think, is it?

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Money saving expert? Best to avoid privatisation

It’s official: Private prisons cost taxpayer more than state prisons

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Gove's first speech as justice secretary will see him map out ideas around prisoner education

Prisoners could earn release through education

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Drug test: Inadvertently drives prisoners onto harder substances

How to cut drug deaths in prison: End drug testing

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Locked in: Criticism of Rainsbrook from inspectors

G4S-run prison criticised for racism and staff drug use

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Blocked: No entry to the privately run prison

Comment: I’ve been barred from visiting a G4S prison

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Rethink Mental Illness response to HMIC report on people with mental illness held in police cells

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Stamping it out: But could a smoking crack-down in prison trigger riots?

If they ban smoking in prison, the MoJ will have riots on its hands

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Child abuse: Are children silenced by institutions?

Could children in prisons be the next abuse scandal?

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Protestors old up books during an evidence session with Chris Grayling

Damning annual prison report should make Grayling think again

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Violence inside: staff shortages make it more likely

Descent into violence: Staff cuts leave young inmates at each other’s mercy

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