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Prisons inspector condemns Long Lartin's 'cages' and slopping out
10 Jan 2012: Nick Hardwick says exercise areas for segregated prisoners are 'not fit for purpose' but conditions in whole unit are 'reasonable'
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10 Jan 2012:
Originally published in the Guardian on 10 January 1975: Ingenuity and invention still flourish in one department of Britain's national life at least: its prisons
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4 Jan 2012:
Sadhbh Walshe: The US locks up a greater proportion of its population than any other country in the world. This fact bears closer examination
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31 Dec 2011: Probation union says release of 6,000 inmates delayed as ministry staff shortages appear to add to pressure on prisons
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29 Dec 2011: Warning that putting tasks such as supervising offenders in community up for competition could see service disappear
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26 Dec 2011: Letters: With more people than ever spending Christmas behind bars this year, there is an opportunity early in the new year to do something about it
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Poll, 23 Dec 2011:
A teenage juror was jailed for contempt of court for 14 days after faking illness to see Chicago the musical. Was it too harsh a sentence?
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23 Dec 2011:
UK prison population on 25 December will be 400 above last year's figure and at an all-time high
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21 Dec 2011:
We should rethink the long sentences handed down to young people who commit crimes, as research shows their decision-making faculties are still developing
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20 Dec 2011: Cameron's plan to rescue troubled families from themselves is all talk and no action
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19 Dec 2011: Judge rules Roger Gleaves's claim over practice at HMP Albany fails to qualify as 'degrading and humiliating treatment'
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17 Dec 2011:
Report by Maggie Atkinson includes criticism of guidelines allowing courts to identify youths involved in summer riots
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