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Continued rise in number of MAPPA offenders
Continued rise in number of MAPPA offenders puts the National Probation Service under increasing pressure at a time of limited resources & staff shortages.

How the MoJ plans to improve prison safety
The MoJ puts officer-inmate relationships central to its plans to improve prison safety with one prison officer working with six individual prisoners.

White paper sets out vision of prison reform
Summary of the white paper on Prison Safety and Reform published by the Ministry of Justice on 3 November 2016.

Health at the heart of prison reform
Annual Health and Justice report from Public Health England sets goal of putting health at the heart of prison reform.

Young adult offenders: urgent need for change
Justice Committee: Dealing effectively with young adults while the brain is still developing is crucial for successful transitions to a crime-free adulthood

PbR jargon demystified (3) M-R
Third in a series of infographics which demystify the jargon and technical terms associated with the payment by results commissioning model.
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