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There is a considerable gap between black and minority ethnic prisoners and prison staff in their understanding of how ethnicity influences rehabilitation and resettlement.
Chief Prison Inspector Peter Clarke calls for an overhaul of the way we “separate” child prisoners in young offender institutions and the ending of solitary confinement.
For the first time, the majority of children in YOIs are from a BAME background.
Prison and Probation Inspectors say management of sex offenders must improve
Joint HMI Prisons/CQC review of social care finds inconsistent response and no strategic planning.
“This is extreme custody and its management raises complex operational challenges and profound ethical issues.”
Annual inspectors’ report reveals children in custody are locked up for too long, often feel unsafe and are frequently victimised.
Prison Inspectors provide graphic evidence of the terrible physical state of many local prisons in England.
A damning annual report from Prison Chief Inspector Peter Clarke highlights lack of safety, particularly in YOIs & that prisoners spent too much time locked up.
Joint probation/prisons inspection report finds that new post-Transforming Rehabilitation probation system is having no impact in helping prisoners on release.
Chief Prison Inspector Peter Clarke draws attention to the unjust incarceration of people serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection
One of the side-effects of imprisoning fewer children is that more are kept further from home making it difficult for families to visit regularly.
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