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Criminal Justice
Lowest number of offenders since records began

Yet another fall in the total number of individuals formally dealt with by the Justice System in Eng & Wales to the lowest since records began, falling 2% in the latest year.

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Criminal Justice
Examining our youth justice system

Crest Advisory report analyses what drove the falls in first time entrants and custody in the youth justice system and asks what we should do as a result.

Prison
Prisons failing to deliver basic safeguarding

Most prisons are failing in their duty to ensure that emergency phone lines are in place for families to share urgent concerns about self-harm and suicide risks of relatives in prison

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