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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

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 an urgent ...

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 authorised by ...

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 briefing ...

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 she ...

20 Oct 2023 at 02:45

Watchdog finds serious probation failings over Zara Aleena’s killer

Failings by probation officers left a sexual predator “free” to stalk and kill law graduate Zara Aleena just days after he was released from jail, according to a watchdog. In a damning report, chief inspector of ...

24 Jan 2023 at 09:53

Northern Ireland

Crime victims in Northern Ireland urged to register for information scheme

Victims of crime are being encouraged to register with a scheme which provides them with information once an offender is sentenced at court. In 2023 the number of victims who registered with the Probation Board ...

04 Jan 2024 at 10:53

Huge changes being made to prevent another ‘tragic incident’ – probation chief

The chief probation officer for England and Wales says the service was facing “significant” challenges when it was dealing with violent offender Damien Bendall, who went on to kill four people, but says major ...

18 Oct 2023 at 18:03

Justice Secretary backs urgent changes in wake of alleged prison escape

Prison staff and justice officials have been told to make urgent changes in the wake of an alleged escape. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk told MPs a probe he ordered into the alleged escape of prisoner Daniel ...

08 Jan 2024 at 15:27

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Manager who transitioned in mid-20s no longer sees ‘stranger in the mirror’ and praises inclusivity of Probation Service

An equality manager who transitioned from female to male in his mid-20s after struggling with anxiety, depression and feelings of “detachment” has said he no longer sees a “stranger looking back at him” ...

21 Apr 2023 at 07:00

‘Worrying weaknesses’ at 19th century fortress jail holding Gary Glitter

A prison holding Gary Glitter and hundreds of other sex offenders is failing to challenge their criminal behaviour, a watchdog warned. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said there were ...

14 Oct 2024 at 19:29

Zara Aleena reports shows ‘women and girls are not safe’, says victim’s aunt

The aunt of murdered law graduate Zara Aleena has warned that “women and girls are not safe” following the release of a report into the probation failings which led to her niece’s death. ...

24 Jan 2023 at 14:41

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