Tag: offenders
Probation: ‘Too few staff, with too little experience, managing too many offenders’
Warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and acts of violence Holding his chin in his hand and staring into the distance, a probation officer tells me how he planned to end his life. “I started to prepare how I was going to do it,” he says. “I needed to get out of this work…
Fears of unrest as PM considers open prisons for more offenders
Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and Wales The government is considering relaxing the restrictions on inmates who can be sent to open prisons, despite warnings that the move could increase violence, drug abuse and the potential for riots. Under an unannounced…