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Warnings over curfew risk for domestic abuse victims

Domestic abusers are being put on curfews which require them to stay at home with their victims, according to a report. Inspectors raised serious concerns about the findings and said parts of the Probation Service’s electronic tagging programme ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Northern Ireland

New booklet to give voice to victims of crime

A new publication will allow victims of crime to tell their stories as well as explaining how they have been supported during their ordeal. The Victim Stories booklet launched by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) is aimed at ...

27 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Ex-prisoners to face compulsory drug testing in new scheme

Thousands of ex-prisoners face compulsory drug testing after being released from jail as part of a £1.2 million scheme to reduce crime and drug-related deaths. From Monday, offenders supervised in probation hostels – known as approved ...

03 Oct 2022 at 10:58

Sunak faces pressure over probation failings in Zara Aleena murder

The Prime Minister has faced questions about whether the Government has “blood on their hands” over failings in the Probation Service which contributed to the death of Zara Aleena. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pressed Rishi Sunak ...

25 Jan 2023 at 14:00

Prison staff retrained after administering CPR on ‘clearly dead’ inmate

Prison staff “inappropriately” carried out CPR on a “clearly dead” inmate found face down in his cell, an investigation has found. Officers at HMP Bullingdon tried to revive Dominic Burges, 30, who was found lifeless on his cell ...

16 Nov 2023 at 21:51

Winchester prison needs ‘urgent improvement’, watchdog warns

A watchdog has called for Winchester prison to be put into emergency measures after finding it was so dilapidated an inmate could remove his own cell door. Prison inspectors wrote to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to issue ...

24 Oct 2024 at 13:28

Mother of Baby P back in jail after licence conditions breach

The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, is back behind bars two years after being freed from jail. Tracey Connelly was recalled to prison for a second time after breaching her licence conditions, in a move ...

03 Sept 2024 at 18:29

Northern Ireland

Substance misuse initiative helping to transform lives, probation board says

A justice initiative targeting people who commit crimes related to drug or alcohol abuse is helping to transform and save lives, a probation chief has said. Staff from the Probation Board for Northern Ireland have been ...

08 Oct 2023 at 11:00

Zara Aleena’s killer in Court of Appeal bid to reduce prison sentence

A sexual predator who stalked and murdered Zara Aleena is set to challenge his sentence at the Court of Appeal. Jordan McSweeney targeted at least five women before he turned his attention to 35-year-old Ms Aleena as ...

20 Oct 2023 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Former offenders return to custody to help prisoners prepare for release

Former prisoners are returning to custody to help prepare current inmates prepare for release as part of a new justice programme. The initiative, a first for Northern Ireland, sees offenders supervised by probation ...

26 Nov 2023 at 10:38

Watchdog finds serious probation failings over quadruple killer Damien Bendall

A watchdog has laid bare a litany of failings by probation officers before a “psychopathic” criminal murdered three children and his pregnant partner. Chief inspector of probation Justin Russell said the Probation ...

17 Jan 2023 at 09:40

Alleged data breaches into Nottingham triple killer case ‘an utter disgrace’

Alleged data breaches by government agency staff into triple killer Valdo Calocane’s case have been branded “an utter disgrace” by the mother of one of the attacker’s victims. University students Barnaby Webber ...

21 Dec 2024 at 15:57

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