All news on the topic: Prisons and probation

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Five individuals remain in jail 16 years after receiving IPP sentences of less than six months
‘Horrendous’ MoJ figures show some prisoners given indeterminate sentences in England and Wales before 2008 still behind bars
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Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen
Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives
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Hundreds of prisoners released early in England and Wales were not fitted with electronic tags
Serco says it is working to fit electronic devices, which were a condition of early release of 1,700 last week
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A minister has not ruled out the possibility of the UK government renting prison space in Estonia
The Justice Ministry is reportedly considering sending criminals from England and Wales to a Baltic state.
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Labour urged to scrap £4bn Tory mega-jails plan and invest in rehabilitation instead
Former chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick says money would be better spent preventing crime