Fourth, prison can be seen as a form of backdoor social safety net. Because providing social services is generally unpopular with voters, those unable to find work inevitably wind up in the criminal justice system. They are then given room, board and medical care in large state run poor hou...
Today, in the UK 90% of prisoners have some form of clinically diagnosable mental health problem. Most adult prisoners with mental health problems have common conditions, such as depression and anxiety In addit...
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Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL) provide careers in facilities management (maintenance, repairs, cleaning) works in UK Prisons.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising more prisons and stronger police powers in an effort to fight violent crime. The government announced plans Sunday to create 10,000 more prison places to ease overcrowding and said it would allow police to stop and search people ...
The British prison system is facing a multitude of problems, from overcrowding and a rise in custodial deaths to a new unanimous ruling by the European court of human rights declaring indeterminate prison sentences in the UK system illegal.
Gang activity in American prisons has resulted in serious problems for prisoners and staff. This study assessed prisoners' perceptions of gang-event frequency in the UK. Interviews with 360 prisoners from nine prisons in England and Wales indicated gang-related events were perceived as more frequent...
Drawing on the historical record and a small-scale evaluation of shared working in one prison, the article concludes that although it is now public policy that social work in prisons should be shared between prison and probation officers, there are continuing problems of implementation. Options for...
‘Huge talent pool’: UK aims to ease prison pressure by hiring former convicts Bike repair scheme is one of several that aims to help the one in four working-age adults with a criminal record August 19 2024 UK riots UK to hold offenders in police cells amid justice system ‘crisis’ ...