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Great article on Comment is Free by Yvonne Roberts, one of the trustees of Women in Prison:
In 2009, the Ministry of Justice allocated over £15m to develop a range of services to divert women from custody – that is welcome (if funding is sustained) but it is loose change compared with the cost of keeping a growing number incarcerated at a price of £41,00 per year, per prisoner. If community-based punishment and a reduction in recidivism is to be achieved, that requires a proper investment with a view to the …
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Here is a fascinating short piece from Nacro about a discussion between women prisoners about the election.
Photo: secretlondon123 2009
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Launching her annual report, the Chief Inspector of Prisons says in the Guardian:
“Investing in prisons is not enough; we need to invest in ‘not prison’. I said it eight years ago when I became chief inspector, and it remains true. We need, as the all-party Justice Committee said recently, to “shift resources away from incarceration towards rehabilitation and prevention”.
