Archive for the ‘Rehabilitation’ Category

Stop calling prisoners offenders

I have had a letter from a prisoner complaining that all communications are now addressed to “offenders” in Wakefield prison. He wrote to his MP who took it up with the Minister who replied that prison staff are expected to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and for this reason the word “prisoner” should be [...]

November 26, 2008 Posted in: Rehabilitation One Comment

Under suspicion on probation

An 18 year old young woman had recently been released from custody after serving several years for robbery offences committed as a child. She was released on licence had settled well in a new area. She was living with her family and about to start college.
The police in the local area were investigating a knife-point [...]

September 22, 2008 Posted in: Rehabilitation No Comments

Early release a desperate measure

The Government announced the early release of a few hundred prisoners yesterday. The gossip is that this had been delayed until after the Crewe and Nantwich election. Sadly, it is yet another desperate measure, and likely to have a deleterious effect.
These are people serving longer sentences, some of whom could have been refused parole because [...]

May 29, 2008 Posted in: Rehabilitation, Sentencing One Comment