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The Greater Manchester Problem Solving Court
The Greater Manchester Problem Solving Courts provides a holistic approach to women on court orders.

Prison to psychiatric hospital transfers still problematic
An international systematic review finds persistent delays in transferring patients from prison to secure psychiatric hospitals

Drug Recovery Prisons
Process evaluation of the drug recovery prison at HMP Holme House

Offender accommodation pilot process evaluation
Process evaluation of the offender accommodation pilot at HMPs Bristol, Leeds & Pentonville

Worrying increase in the self-inflicted deaths of IPP prisoners
Prisons & Probation Ombudsman bulletin on the worrying increase in self-inflicted deaths of IPP prisoners.

Probation race equality remains a “work in progress”
HMI Probation follow up inspection of the probation service’s work promoting race equality for people on probation and staff remains “a work in progress”
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