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Children and young people released from young offender institutions are getting too little support in the community and are being “set up to fail”, according to a new report by the Prison and Probation inspectorates.
Joint Prison/Probation inspectorate report finds YOIs failing most children and young people on release.
HMI Probation finds that CRCs are “hardly scratching the surface” in meeting the needs of the short term prisoners they supervise on release.
The MoJ’s response to its consultation gives some clues to its plans for the next version of probation including big changes in resettlement work.
NACRO briefing on how the lack of valid ID can make resettlement after release even harder.
NACRO briefing on how Friday prison releases can damage resettlement before it’s even properly started.
The National Homelessness Advice Service can help you find prisoners accommodation on release.
Systematic review finds interpersonal skills of case workers; access to social support & housing; and continuity of case worker relationships are critical success factors.
Beyond Youth Custody argues for a theory of change for young people leaving custody which prioritises young people as the agents of their own change.
Although this blog focuses on criminal justice and substance misuse in the UK, about a quarter of subscribers are from other parts of the world
Final evaluation of Peterborough Prison resettlement scheme finds it cut reoffending by 9%, so why was it halted half way through?
The Work and Pensions Committee is highly critical of the lack of support given to released prisoners and lends its weight to the “ban the box” campaign.
