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Survivors of modern slavery may be exploited further in prison.
HMP Edinburgh, in Scotland.
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The UK imprisons more people than most of its western European neighbours and the conditions in its prisons are getting worse.
HMP Wandsworth.
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Escapes are rare, and overshadow the security breaches going on inside prisons every day.
Reading prison was closed in 2013.
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Germany has refused to extradite a man to the UK due to the state of its prisons.
The possibility of introducing mandatory prison sentences for prolific shoplifters has been mooted by government ministers.
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Integrated offender management is a better way of dealing with shoplifters than prison.
As of 2022 there were 3,216 women prisoners in the UK.
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The artworks created by women in prison brought us greater understanding of their often complex and traumatic experiences
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Increasing the prison population will put England and Wales out of step with their neighbours.
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The details of Ms A’s case reinforce what campaigners and midwives have been saying for years.
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While the pandemic has had devastating consequences for imprisoned people, many of their experiences were already characterised by pain and deprivation
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We have been writing to trans and non-binary prisoners in the UK since before the pandemic began. This is what they say about lockdown.
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Iran and Turkey have released large numbers of prisoners. Should other countries follow suit?
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Prisons are already a hotbed of disease, and without action COVID-19 could have catastrophic consequences behind bars.
Locked up for life?
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More inmates are growing old and dying in prison, and the system is not designed to cope.
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Women’s prisons have become stopgaps, a place to simply put people society does not know what else to do with.
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Covering subjects from black holes to sleep science, a geophysicist explains his new course.
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Asylums were once designed to aid mental recovery – perhaps modern prisons should take note.
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The ‘Monster of Worcester’ would have been released 24 years ago in Norway - would that have been better for everyone?
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Well trained and experienced staff are a crucial part of improvements.
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Games such as chess should be a welcome addition to the activities available for prisoners.
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Mental health courts work to reduce reoffending, enhance public safety and improve the well-being of individuals with mental illness.