On Probation Blog

The new Justice Select Committee met this week, but probation didn't feature much, something that I guess we're all going to have to...

In case you're wondering, you have to go back to 2015 for Off Piste the original, but I guess you all know we quite often wander down va...

MoJ press release today:- Innovation and international comparisons front and centre of Sentencing Review The review, which aims to end the...

I want to start this post by highlighting the following from a much-respected follower and supporter, because it puts into words much of wha...

This  from Frances Crook:- Response to crime doesn’t have to be punishment Labour has got itself trapped in the punishment vortex  A justice...

Mr Jones has spoken :-  A statement from HM Chief Inspector of Probation, on the launch of an Independent Review of Sentencing Last week the...

This  from the Prison Reform Trust:- The sentencing review is a chance to reset the dial on decades of failure in penal policy The governmen...

I thought this was good, so deserves a post on its own:- Dear Mr Jones, "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting differe...

A consultation on standards and ratings for a national inspection of the Probation Service In this consultation, we are asking for your view...

Well, here  it is then. We can only hope the new government has the bottle to get a grip on this issue and 'lean into' the problem a...