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11 things I learnt from latest justice statistics
The latest criminal justice statistics reveal a number of interesting trends including a drop in the use of cautions and an increase in suspended sentences.

Probation reoffending rates fall
Latest (July 2016) official MoJ reoffending statistics show drop in reoffending rates for those supervised by probation service.

Tackling extremism in prisons
Acheson report on Islamic extremism in prisons recommends holding extremists in specialist units, crackdown on literature & tightened vetting of chaplains.

Latest prison/probation staffing news
The number of prison officers fell by over 2000 last year while there are slightly more probation officers in the National Probation Service.

Who’s in prison?
Snapshot breakdown of current England and Wales prison population by age, gender, type of offence and length of sentence in MoJ infographic.

Tackling mobile phones in prison
New measures, introduced through the Serious Crime Act, mean prison governors can require telephone companies to disconnect prisoners’ mobile phones.
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