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Prison
Prisons “not safe, secure & decent”

The government is failing to provide and maintain safe, secure and decent prisons and its flagship initiatives to address this have not delivered, according to the National Audit Office.

On Probation
Reoffending rates are falling

MoJ stats for the year to March 2018 reveal that adult and child reoffending rates are falling.

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Criminal Justice
The State of Youth Justice 2020

Youth Justice Statistics for 2018/19 show that the number of first time entrants to the youth justice system fell by 18% last year.

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Policing
Changing the law on assisted dying

Martyn Underhill, Police & Crime Commissioner for Dorset, calls for a better , safer and kinder law on assisted dying.

Prison
Self-harm in prison continues to rise

Self-harm incidents reached a record high of 61,461 incidents in the 12 months to September 2019, up 16% from the previous 12 months.

Criminal Justice
Strengthening Youth Diversion

Briefing from the Centre for Justice Innovation calls on policymakers to strengthen evidence-led point-of-arrest youth diversion.

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