Changes to the probation system have locked offenders in “an expensive merry-go-round” and have led to “no tangible reduction to reoffending”, according to a new report.
A new analysis of court data by the Prison Reform Trust found significant variations in imprisonment rates for women between police force areas in England and Wales.
Proposed guidance for sentencing offenders with mental health conditions and disorders has been published in a consultation launched by the Sentencing Council.
The cost of private probation supervision in the US disproportionately harms the poor, often criminalising a person’s inability to pay their probation fees and court costs, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.